Football (Bulgarian: футбол , "futbol") is the most popular sport in Bulgaria.
 It was introduced in 1893–1894 by Swiss gymnastics teachers invited to the country.
 A football (initially called ритнитоп, "ritnitop", "kickball") match was first played in Varna's High School for Boys in 1894, where it was introduced by Georges de Regibus, and the game was brought to Sofia by Charles Champaud the following year.
 The rules of the game were published in Bulgarian by Swiss teachers in the "Uchilishten pregled" magazine in 1897, and football continued to gain popularity in the early 20th century.
 Among the founders of the Turkish team Galatasaray S.K. in 1905 was the Bulgarian Lycée de Galatasaray student Blagoy Balakchiev, and the first Bulgarian club, "Futbol Klub", was established in Sofia in 1909 on the initiative of Sava Kirov.
 PFC Botev Plovdiv was founded in 1912, PFC Slavia Sofia in 1913, and PFC Levski Sofia in 1914.
 The Bulgaria national football team debuted on 21 May 1924 in a 1924 Summer Olympics qualifier, losing 0–6 to Austria in Vienna.
 What is today PFC CSKA Sofia was established on 5 May 1948.
 In the 1950s and 1960s Bulgarian football achieved its biggest Olympic success, being third in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne and second in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, also finishing fifth in Euro 1968.
 In 1962, Bulgaria first qualified for a FIFA World Cup tournament, in total of seven participations to date.
 In the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Bulgaria did reach the round of 16.
 Then, in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, came Bulgaria's biggest World Cup success, the fourth place, the elimination of reigning world champions Germany and Hristo Stoichkov's top goalscorer prize.
Ignacio "Nacho" Trelles (born 31 July 1916) is a Mexican former football player and coach.
 He had five tenures as coach of the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) in 106 international matches, and was in charge of the Mexico squads at FIFA World Cup tournaments: 1962 and 1966.
 He guided Mexico to their first win in a FIFA World Cup when they defeated Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile.
 At the 1962 FIFA World Cup, Mexico finished eleventh, which was their best ranking in a World Cup outside home soil until 2002 where they also ranked eleventh.
Krasimir Genchev Balakov (Bulgarian: Красимир Балъков , ] ; born 29 March 1966) is a Bulgarian former footballer turned manager.
 A former attacking midfielder, he was a key member of the Bulgarian national team that finished fourth in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
 After Hristo Stoichkov, he is considered the greatest Bulgarian footballer of his generation.
The 1994 FIFA World Cup Final was a soccer match that took place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, United States, on July 17, 1994 to determine the winner of the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
 Brazil beat Italy 3–2 on penalties to claim their fourth World Cup title when the match finished 0–0 after extra time; this meant that Brazil surpassed Italy and Germany as the tournament's most successful nation.
The history of the TT Pro League (formerly known as the Professional Football League) has its roots spanning back to the 1970s and 1980s when Trinidad and Tobago experienced an upswing in support for its domestic football.
 Several of the national team players featured for Defence Force during its dominance of the National League, which included the "Teteron Boys" becoming the first Trinidadian and only second club from CONCACAF to accomplish the continental treble in 1985.
 In addition, the national team also rose to prominence in the late 1980s after falling short by one match of qualification for the nation's first FIFA World Cup in 1989.
 Optimism for the growth and community interest of football in Trinidad and Tobago was at an all-time high.
 However, the early 1990s would mark a low point in Trinidad and Tobago football.
 In 1993, after a streak of poor performances, the "Soca Warriors" gave its worst ever showing in the 1993 Caribbean Cup after finishing a disappointing third, which was preceded by an early exit from its " '94 for Sure" campaign to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup hosted in the United States.
Antoniy Balakov (Bulgarian: Антоний Балъков; born 14 December 1988) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lokomotiv GO.
 He is a nephew of former footballer Krasimir Balakov.
Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo (] ; born 9 August 1931) is a Brazilian former football player and manager who played as a forward.
 He was the first footballer to win the FIFA World Cup both as a manager and as a player, 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup as a player, the 1970 FIFA World Cup as a manager and the 1994 FIFA World Cup as an assistant manager.
This list of Slovakia international footballers comprises all players to have represented the Slovakia national football team.
 The team first played in an international match on 27 August 1939, soon after the formation of the first Slovak Republic.
 The team played some matches during the Second World War, but after this it was subsumed within the Czechoslovakia national team.
 Slovakia became an independent state again in 1993, following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.
 This happened during the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, which the Czechoslovakia team completed as a combined team.
 Slovakia began competing in international football again in 1994, and has since qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Stefan Georgiev Staykov (Bulgarian: Стефан Гeopгиeв Стайков ; born 3 October 1949) is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper who played for Bulgaria in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
 He is a former soccer player / goalkeeper / of Spartak (Varna), Levski (Sofia), Osam (Lovech), Lokomotiv (Plovdiv), and Omonia Aradippou (Cyprus).
 He is a 3 times champion of Bulgaria and 3 times winner of the Bulgarian national cup.
 He is a former international participant in the Soccer World Cup in 1974, and former assistant - coach of Levski Sofia.
 Currently an assistant coach of Botev - Kozloduy.
Romário de Souza Faria (born 29 January 1966), known simply as Romário (] ), is a Brazilian politician, who previously achieved worldwide fame as a professional footballer.
 A prolific striker renowned for his clinical finishing, he is regarded as one of the greatest forwards of all time.
 Romário starred for Brazil in their 1994 FIFA World Cup triumph, receiving the FIFA Golden Ball as player of the tournament.
 He was named FIFA World Player of the Year the same year.
 He came fifth in the FIFA Player of the Century internet poll in 1999, was elected to the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, and was named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players in 2004.

Question: What football player was a member of the Bulgarian national team competing in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and related to Antoniy Balakov?
Answer: Krasimir Balakov