Please, reload often to get the latest score. After the failure of the Bulgarian team to win against the Group D outsiders Paraguay, the game against Nigeria becomes crucial. A loss would all but take away the chances of the semifinalists from USA 1994 to qualify for the second round in France. Many observers also recall the game played between Bulgaria and Nigeria four years ago.
Teams play mostly in the Bulgarian half.
Nigeria's pressure occasionally alters with Bulgarian counter-attacks. Adepoju gets a yellow card for fouling Hristov. Bulgarian tactics seems to be to slow down the game, not give Nigerians opportunities to get the the goal, and occasionally shoot from a long distance. Amokachi shots from a close distance, but Zdravkov saves. The speed of the game increases.