| team BULGARIA | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 20 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 7 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | 3: + 0; = 0; - 3: 3 - 14 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 1 - 7 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | 4: + 0; = 1; - 3: 3 - 7 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 11 - 7 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 5: + 4; = 0; - 1: 7 - 4 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 1 - 7 1 | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 5: + 4; = 0; - 1: 11 - 7 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | 3: + 0; = 0; - 3: 1 - 8 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 6: + 4; = 1; - 1: 12 - 7 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 5 - 9 1 | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 6: + 4; = 2; - 0: 13 - 3 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | 3: + 0; = 2; - 1: 2 - 5 2 | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 5 - 6 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 8: + 4; = 1; - 3: 11 - 10 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 5; = 1; - 2: 13 - 5 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | 4: + 0; = 2; - 2: 2 - 6 2 | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 6: + 1; = 1; - 4: 6 - 8 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 10: + 6; = 2; - 2: 19 - 10 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | 7: + 3; = 1; - 3: 10 - 11 10 | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 8: + 6; = 0; - 2: 18 - 9 18 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 1 - 7 1 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 10: + 5; = 2; - 3: 14 - 15 17 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 10: + 4; = 3; - 3: 17 - 17 15 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 10: + 3; = 5; - 2: 17 - 13 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 10: + 3; = 4; - 3: 14 - 9 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 10: + 4; = 1; - 5: 14 - 19 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 8: + 2; = 2; - 4: 6 - 14 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: |
4th place 1994 FIFA World Cup USA™ |
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| Indicators | ||
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MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) |
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| Qualifying campaigns | 137: +62: =29; -46; 215 ‒ 191 215 | |
| Percentage indicators | +45,26%; =21,17%; -33,58%; 1,57 ‒ 1,39 52,31% | |
| FIFA world cup | 26: +3: =8; -15; 22 ‒ 53 17 | |
| Percentage indicators | +11,54%; =30,77%; -57,69%; 0,85 ‒ 2,04 21,79% | |
| Total: | 163: +65: =37; -61; 237 ‒ 244 232 | |
| Percentage indicators | +39,88%; =22,70%; -37,42%; 1,45 ‒ 1,50 47,44% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 163 (28) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 237 | |
| - home: | 140 (59,07%) | |
| - away: | 72 (30,38%) | |
| - neutral field: | 25 (10,55%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 244 | |
| - home: | 69 (28,28%) | |
| - away: | 123 (50,41%) | |
| - neutral field: | 52 (21,31%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,45 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,50 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 138/201 (68,66 %) | |
| - away: | 70/204 (34,31 %) | |
| - neutral field: | 24/84 (28,57%) | |
| Biggest win: | 7:0 - Norway | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:6 - Czech Republic, Czech Republic | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 48 (29,45%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 43 (26,38%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 19 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 23 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 4 / 3 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 206 (1,26) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 17 (0,1) | |
| - second yellow cards | 9 | |
| - straight red cards | 8 | |
| Players acted | 356 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 4 505 969 (27 815) | |
| Top scorer: | Dimitar BERBATOV (02 06 10) - 17 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Krasimir BALAKOV (90 94 98 02) - 40 games | |