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Euro 96

Tue 18 Jun 1996, 16:30
Stadium - Saint James Park, Newcastle, England
1st Round, Group B

France 3-1 Bulgaria

Match period Score Time
1st Half 1 - 0 45
2nd Half 3 - 1 45
Other facts
Attendance 26976
Pitch condition Ideal
Weather Fine


Match events

Match period Time Event Team Player
4 Yellow card France Marcel Desailly
8 Yellow card Bulgaria Trifon Ivanov
13 Yellow card Bulgaria Emil Kremenliev
21 Goal France Laurent Blanc
36 Yellow card France Christophe Dugarry
62 Substitution France Leaving player - Zinedine Zidane
Entering player - Reynald Pedros
63 Own goal France Luboslav Penev
69 Goal Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov
70 Substitution France Leaving player - Christophe Dugarry
Entering player - Patrice Loko
79 Substitution Bulgaria Leaving player - Zlatko Yankov
Entering player - Daniel Borimirov
82 Substitution Bulgaria Leaving player - Krassimir Balakov
Entering player - Georgi Donkov
90 Goal France Patrice Loko

France - squad

Coach - Aimé Jacquet

Player Position Time played
Bernard Lama Goalkeeper 90
Lilian Thuram Defender 90
Bixente Lizarazu Defender 90
Christian Karembeu Midfielder 90
Marcel Desailly Defender 90
Laurent Blanc Defender 90
Vincent Guérin Midfielder 90
Didier Deschamps Midfielder 90
Christophe Dugarry Forward 69
Zinedine Zidane Midfielder 61
Youri Djorkaeff Forward 90
Sabri Lamouchi Substitute 0
Patrice Loko Substitute who played 21
Alain Roche Substitute 0
Reynald Pedros Substitute who played 29
Jocelyn Angloma Substitute 0
Eric Di Méco Substitute 0

Bulgaria - squad

Coach - Dimitar Penev

Player Position Time played
Borislav Mikhaïlov Goalkeeper 90
Emil Kremenliev Defender 90
Trifon Ivanov Defender 90
Tzanko Tzvetanov Defender 90
Petar Hubtchev Defender 90
Zlatko Yankov Midfielder 78
Ivailo Iordanov Forward 90
Krassimir Balakov Midfielder 81
Iordan Letchkov Midfielder 90
Luboslav Penev Forward 90
Hristo Stoichkov Forward 90
Daniel Borimirov Substitute who played 12
Emil Kostadinov Substitute 0
Georgi Donkov Substitute who played 9
Ilian Kiriakov Substitute 0
Bontcho Guentchev Substitute 0
Nasko Sirakov Substitute 0
Radostin Kishishev Substitute 0