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00:00Along with a Swiss player.
00:02Now then, Bulgaria have brought back three players who were suspended for the last match,
00:05but they've lost Kremenlyev, who was sent off.
00:08But as was said in the studio, the players to watch for up front, Kostadinov and Stoichkov.
00:14And the number nine, Jordan Lechkov, the boarding player,
00:17was the man whose winning penalty kick actually put them through.
00:21Now, there was some speculation about the German team today,
00:24and in the end, it was decided that Matthias Sammer was not fit to play.
00:29So there's going to be a change there, and at number seven,
00:33it will be Andy Moller, who was in the team earlier in the tournament.
00:37Otherwise, it's very much the team you'd expected.
00:40I hadn't seen Moller called Rudolf before, but there you are.
00:44Anything's possible in this World Cup.
00:45Martin Wagner, number 17, gets the vote at left-back over Andy Bremer.
00:50But just going back for a moment to Matthias,
00:53it really is a very big day for him to equal both these achievements.
00:59On the one afternoon, a talismanic figure in German football since the early 80s,
01:04as indeed is Rudy Fuller.
01:06Well, we'll be hearing from both Liam Brady and Terry Venables very shortly,
01:09but for the moment, Stoichkov is waiting to start this World Cup quarterfinal.
01:15Bulgaria in red shirts enter unknown territory.
01:18Never been this far before.
01:19Germany, well, they're always here.
01:28And immediately Balikov, the dark-haired lad, number 20,
01:31gets a touch on the left-hand side.
01:33And they're going to play Kiriakov, number 16, the blonde player, at right-back.
01:37Here's Lechkov, number 9.
01:45Kiriakov again.
01:48Now, an early thought, Liam.
01:51Well, I think one thing that hasn't been said is there's absolutely no pressure on the Bulgarians at all.
01:56The Germans are expected to win.
01:57And they're a counter-attacking side, Bulgaria,
02:01and they could hit this German, especially in the Germany side,
02:04especially in the latter stages of the game.
02:07And there's one early on for Lechkov to gather.
02:11Stoichkov is waiting in the centre now.
02:13He's pulling away towards the far post.
02:16And it's a free kick to Germany.
02:21Stoichkov.
02:22Terry Venables, a predator, a bit like Klinsman.
02:26Yes, at this early stage, I feel that Bulgaria look confident.
02:33They don't look over-roared at all.
02:35And I think that I've got a little fancy for them.
02:39Here's Berthold.
02:41So we'll see what happens then.
02:43It may not be a foregone conclusion here.
02:47Hessler, number 8 for Germany.
02:52They've got a free kick there.
02:54It's Hessler who goes down.
03:00Zvetanov, the left-back wearing four,
03:03just come back from suspension.
03:08Voller and Klinsman take up their familiar positions.
03:11And the height coming in behind them
03:12is from Helmer and Buchwald.
03:14corner on this side.
03:26Corner on this side.
03:37Klinsman going onto the 6-yard line now.
03:40Voller has in front of him.
03:41The other's coming from behind.
03:51Moller.
03:53Wadden.
03:56Moller again.
03:57Klinsman comes short.
04:01Matthias pushed up there from the sweepers position.
04:04And this is Hessler.
04:05It's got Berthold going down the right wing.
04:06Number 14.
04:09Hessler again.
04:10Berthold.
04:13Retschkov.
04:14Intercepts.
04:16And it's foul.
04:21Here's Yankov.
04:25Zurokov.
04:27Free kick.
04:28Foul was by Moller.
04:36And they've got a man in here.
04:37It's Sirikov going wide.
04:40And Kostadinov in the middle holds his head
04:42because if that had been pulled back,
04:44he would surely have scored.
04:47Germany just sleeping a bit in defence.
04:49Here's Lechkov.
04:52Encouraged by that.
04:54And this is Stoichkov.
04:56He's done very well.
04:58And they set up it.
04:59It hit the post.
05:00It hit the post from Balakov.
05:03He can't believe it.
05:05Two chances for Bulgaria.
05:07And here comes Stoichkov again.
05:16Well, a flurry of activity there, Liam Brady.
05:18Yes, tremendous play.
05:20Especially from Stoichkov.
05:23Pulled back.
05:24Crossed the Balakov.
05:27Shot really.
05:27Should have gone in.
05:28Hit the post.
05:29And Jeremy had a let off.
05:30Well, this is Ivanov.
05:38There were two moments there
05:39when Germany could easily have gone a goal behind.
05:41There really were.
05:42The first one,
05:44Kostadinov was in a great position
05:45if Stoichkov had pulled the ball back.
05:48And then Balakov,
05:49who plays for Sporting Lisbon,
05:50and he's quite a hero in Portugal,
05:52hit the post.
05:53It was a good build-up.
05:55Caught it with his left foot.
05:59I think at the moment,
06:00the Bulgarians are getting the better of this game.
06:03I think the two key men for Germany
06:05is Klinsmann and Hasler.
06:08When Hasler comes off the right wing
06:09or off the left wing,
06:10into the centre,
06:11he's going to find a lot of space.
06:13The one thing I've noticed earlier
06:15is that set pieces and corner kicks
06:17Bulgaria don't look particularly happy.
06:20And I think that,
06:22although they've been successful so far,
06:23that the movement has actually thrown them
06:25and they've got a lot of hype Germany.
06:27Hasler's shot.
06:28Hasler who currently is with Roma,
06:34although I understand
06:35that somebody's linking in
06:35with Leeds United just at present,
06:38that's a shot that flew through
06:40for Mikhailov to smother.
06:42Mishina is busy.
06:54Well,
06:54Klinsmann are waiting in the centre.
06:56Oh,
06:57Klinsmann!
06:57well Jurgen Klinsmann there's Mr. Sitter
07:07obviously the fact that Ivanov is off the pitch
07:10left Bulgaria man short
07:13there's Klinsmann
07:14his head is straight
07:16the federation have said certainly not
07:18this is Matthias
07:23oh Hesler is onside
07:25Wallenier post
07:30Moller oh it hit Ivanov
07:32that looked to be on its way
07:36yes I think that was destined for the goal
07:39Ivanov has taken that right in the stomach
07:46great pass from Matthias the free Hesler
07:51laid it across the box
07:53he's taken up full in the stomach John
07:57he's probably stopped the goal though
07:59while the trainers are on and maybe a stretcher it's a time perhaps to have an assessment on the first 33 minutes from the England coach Terry Venables
08:07well I think both sides will have chances there's no doubt about that both defences are getting pulled all over the place and their spaces are occurring consistently for chances I think Hasler as I said earlier is a key he's finding a lot of space and he's very clever at finding sneak positions
08:25Bulgaria are the better side at the moment it just seems to me that they're happy to play well I wonder if they've really got the confidence to think that they can win it because if they do they certainly can and as Liam said earlier the one problem they do have is Ivanov he's always lunging in he's always playing at full stretch and he's definitely a danger to get centre
08:46the semi-final on Wednesday nothing between these two teams here's Hesler
08:52Matthias
08:55Hesler got a great cross in there first time Svetanov tried to clear Fuller
09:01oh good play in defense now by Balikov
09:06Stoichkov
09:09couldn't hold it up Fuller for Germany
09:12Medici is right
09:15here's Muller
09:16and here's Wagner
09:18and Hesler
09:20Hesler's shot
09:24yes Thomas Hesler has been Germany's best player so far
09:32most of the good things are coming from him
09:35he's dangerous in this position as well
09:40he's just come off the outside of his foot he never really got hold of a shot
09:44but that's two or three times we've seen him threaten the Bulgarian goal
09:48he set up a great chance for Thomas Muller about ten minutes ago
09:51and as I say the best things are coming from him
09:55still one of those slightly subdued German performances you're waiting for the spark aren't you
10:02while it's not there Bulgaria are having a say in the match
10:06five minutes to go to half time
10:08and Jankov had a good attempt there from some distance
10:16and I think it surprised the goalkeeper
10:20Slato Jankov coming from midfield
10:28here's Matthias doing exactly that
10:30Klinsmann
10:31Klinsmann shot
10:33wow
10:35the new Disney movie is making
10:39all the box office noises here in America
10:42but
10:42Jürgen Klinsmann is the Lion King of Germany for sure
10:45he is a predator and his territory is that penalty area
10:50yes where we've seen Germany doing
10:53one pass
10:54what Bulgaria are taking six and seven passes to do
10:58great ball from Matthias once again
11:00he looks there for Kostadinov on the far side
11:12Stoichkov's waiting in the middle so is Surikov
11:15that's the end of the proceedings for the first 45 minutes
11:23Jürgen Klinsmann makes a point as he goes off
11:27here's perhaps the most spectacular effort of the half
11:31but Balikov will look back on a moment when he clipped the German post early on
11:35and it could all have been so different then
11:37so at half time in the giant stadium in New Jersey
11:40in the World Cup quarterfinal
11:43the defending champions
11:45as is Klinsmann, Foller & Co
11:47are held by Bulgaria
11:49it's 0-0
11:50well it was 0-0 in Dallas yesterday at half time
11:55and then we had all sorts of fun
11:56so what might happen
11:57in the giant stadium here in the next 45 minutes
12:00we're still no nearer to knowing at this stage
12:03who will play Italy here
12:04in the semi-final
12:06on Wednesday
12:07Germany now playing from left to right
12:09their quarterfinal four years ago was very tight
12:16they played an East European team then
12:18Czechoslovakia
12:19ultimately beat them with a penalty kick
12:21taken by this man, Matthias
12:24here's Buchwald
12:25and now it's Rudi Vuller
12:28it came off even off, it's a corner
12:39well I'm amazed how often Buchwald is cropping up down around the edge of the Bulgarian box
12:44and it was him who fed Vuller who had a good first time shot
12:47Ivanov did well to get his foot in the way
12:50they've conceded a corner
12:51to be taken by Wagner
12:53Buchwald is there for this too
12:55headed away by Balikov at the near post
12:59Hassler was the man who was brought down by Stoichkopf
13:08he takes the trigger because he's getting up and he finds Andreas Muller
13:11now Vuller goes down, Buchwald nearly gets in behind him
13:14the header back is by Hessler
13:18then by Vuller
13:19now Buchwald
13:20Klinsmann to the right
13:22well played again by Balikov
13:26Helmut
13:34my impression it's got a bit hotter while the first half's going on
13:41we could be up around the 90 degrees now
13:43here's Berthold
13:44and here's Klinsmann for Germany
13:46Berthold again
13:47and a penalty is given
13:49a penalty is given
13:51yes it was Buchwald again getting into the box
13:55it's Flick gone
14:00found Klinsmann
14:02I'm not too sure about this John
14:04this should tell the story
14:05Klinsmann's taken it inside
14:07and he's been brought down
14:10I think the referee's made a correct decision
14:11well Letchkopf is the player
14:14he made the challenge
14:15and I think he feels hard done by
14:17and I think if I was him I might do
14:19but Jürgen Klinsmann
14:20gets his fair share of penalties
14:22and Liam Brady thought that was justified
14:24so the ball is on the spot
14:26now then Mr. Matthias
14:27you are going to have to make a contribution further forward
14:30and he scores in the corner
14:46every penalty taken in regulation time has gone into the back of the net in this World Cup
14:51and Lothar Matthias on the day equals two world records
14:55puts the world champions in the lead
14:57in the quarter-final
14:59yes good penalty from Matthias on the pressure
15:02found the corner
15:03but that came about
15:05that penalty came about
15:06with Buchwald getting into the box
15:08and that for me has been
15:09surprising
15:12because he's a centre-back
15:13playing in the middle of the park
15:14he's supposed to have a holding role
15:15it was his challenge here
15:16the ball came to Klinsmann
15:18and I felt Lechkov
15:21did take Klinsmann out of it John
15:24I think there was contact Liam
15:25yes particularly from that angle
15:27although you can rely on Klinsmann
15:28to make it look fairly impressive
15:30here comes Svetanov
15:32now then
15:33it's going to be a card here
15:35it's Hessler on the ground
15:37who committed the foul
15:38the German number eight
15:42he's picking his man up
15:43the referee has shown him the yellow card
15:46so Hessler joins the list of those booked
15:48that's his first in this particular phase
15:49of the competition
15:50but his team
15:52are in the lead
15:53so as with yesterday's semi-final
15:55the second half starts
15:57in lively fashion
15:59will it continue that way
16:02Stoichkov has lined up this free kick
16:03it's about 30 yards out
16:05the German wall has not gone back yet
16:0710 yards
16:08and Stoichkov
16:13strikes it against the foot of Matthias
16:15here's
16:19Bertholder
16:21what's going to open up again here
16:22for Germany
16:22unless Bulgaria are careful
16:23Muller is in an offside position
16:25Muller runs into the Bulgarian defender
16:28gets the free kick
16:29that was Hukchev
16:30well I can't understand
16:34how Hukchev hasn't had a red
16:35or a yellow card for that John
16:37we've seen yellow cards
16:38have been given
16:39for much less than that
16:41he stood his ground
16:41he's just let Muller run into him
16:43this is Hessler now
16:45crossing to the far post towards Klinsmann
16:47yes if it's a foul
16:53then surely it's a yellow card
16:54now there's one here
16:56there's one here for sure
16:57it's Klinsmann is it
17:01we've seen Matthias push
17:10a lot more forward this half
17:13here's the incident again
17:16I think Lechkov will regret that
17:18I don't think Klinsmann was going anywhere
17:20and he's gifted Germany with a penalty
17:23well they won the World Cup with a penalty
17:26didn't they
17:27highly contestable one against Argentina
17:29Bremer scored that day
17:31the story goes that Matthias didn't want to take it
17:33he had to take it today
17:34because Bremer's not playing
17:36here's Berthold
17:37Hessler very very influential
17:43Helmer
17:45and Hessler again
17:49that's Hessler's shot
17:51oh it's a good save
17:52by Mihailov
17:55at a time when his team could not have afforded to go two down
18:00here's Hessler
18:01left foot
18:03and the goalkeeper to his right
18:05corner to Germany
18:07now they're looking ominous
18:09they just seem to pick their time
18:13Buchwald going into the six yard box
18:15that was Buchwald
18:24so let's just pause and hear what Terry Venables thinks
18:33well I think that Germany always seem to be very fortunate
18:37when it comes to penalties
18:38I think that against Belgium
18:40they were very very fortunate
18:42not to give one away
18:42Balikov
18:46Lechkov makes a forward run
18:51and there he is
18:53nice little touch
18:54Kostadinov
18:55Balikov again
18:58Stoichkov
19:02and Svetinov
19:04not a bad cross
19:06and the header coming in
19:07well
19:08Nazko Surikov
19:09is an expert at that
19:11he really is
19:12threw himself into the crowd
19:14he's obviously got a bang in the face
19:16but this is his speciality
19:17the header from a position
19:19just behind the other strikers
19:20comes in there
19:22yes I think he got a knock on the head
19:26but it was really good play down the left
19:28with Stoichkov
19:29Svansvetinov
19:31good first time cross
19:32there's been a clash of heads there
19:36two Bulgarians mixing in there
19:40and the Barcelona player
19:42taking a long time to place the ball
19:44Stoichkov
19:55but after all that anticipation
19:57there's a sigh of disappointment
19:59around the stadium
20:00and that three ball by Stoichkov
20:10might just get Kostadinov in
20:13and a very untidy bit of defending
20:15and an even more untidy
20:17piece of goalkeeping
20:17I would say
20:18just to sort of carry that
20:19round the post with him
20:20Bodo Wildner
20:21well we've seen the best and worst
20:24of Matthias through today
20:25Alan Hansen mentioned in the studios
20:27defending
20:27leaves a lot to be desired
20:29and it was his mistake
20:31they got Germany in a wee bit of trouble there
20:33and they've had to concede a corner
20:35well Jankov has come up for it
20:39so too has Ivanov
20:42Stectacular header here from Ivanov
20:59got in front of the German defender
21:00threw himself with a bobber
21:03just couldn't keep it on target
21:07good effort all the same
21:08book vault
21:11Helmer
21:15Buller comes short
21:18Klinsmann in the middle
21:19Rudy Buller
21:21Klinsmann
21:22Buller
21:23the return pass a bit too strong
21:25what a great back heel
21:26and
21:29Helmer was the player
21:30who steered his shot across the goal
21:32what a good set up though Liam
21:34yes again that understanding
21:36between Klinsmann
21:37and Buller
21:37Buller was going nowhere
21:40realised that
21:40great back heel
21:41laid it in the path of Helmer
21:43what's happened on that flank
21:50the Bulgarian player just stopped
21:52it was Kiriakov
21:53and
21:54Hessler got into loads of space
21:56and set up the play here
21:57and
21:58it's going to come back to Buller
22:00the flag's up
22:01the flag's up
22:02it won't count
22:03it's not going to count
22:05Muller had the first shot
22:06that came back off the goal frame
22:08Buller put the rebound in
22:10but the linesman was flagging
22:11Germany
22:13do not score their second
22:15here's Hessler
22:15who was in loads of space
22:17and watch what happens now
22:18Andreas Muller
22:19cracks his shot
22:20against the post
22:22there is Buller
22:23and the linesman flags
22:27the German defender who went off
22:30Martin Wagner
22:30has head injuries
22:31and has been taken to hospital
22:32for further examination
22:34they replaced him with Struntz
22:37and he's now defending this corner
22:38Ivanov is there again
22:44so was Kostadinov
22:48now then
22:49the Germans are
22:55prepared to give away a free kick
22:57it was Stoichkov who was fouled
22:58in what could be a dangerous position
23:01he didn't do awfully well with the last one
23:03but he's placing the ball again
23:05it's in that same
23:11right hand corner of the area
23:15or outside the area
23:16Stoichkov
23:18didn't get any height on the last one
23:21Stoichkov
23:31yes
23:32Bulgaria have equalized
23:36and they're back in it
23:38against the world champions Germany
23:40Christo Stoichkov
23:42scores
23:43his fifth goal of the tournament
23:45will it prove his most important
23:48well this tournament has been about class players
23:53and this is a tremendous free kick
23:56it's almost as if he got his range with the first one
23:59the second one he put it
24:01bang in the top corner
24:04Ilkner no chance
24:06Ilkner in fact is a standing spectator
24:10just look at the precision of that
24:12now then
24:13this is really on the boil
24:17what happens next Terry Venables
24:19well it's brought the game alive now
24:21that's a terrific excellent free kick
24:23but I've got to say
24:23Ilkner I think has got it all wrong
24:25he gave himself far too much to do
24:28he didn't even make a dive at it
24:29because
24:29he was so far across to the right hand side of the goal
24:33there's just no chance of him getting it whatsoever
24:36that was a very significant two or three minutes
24:39at the one end
24:40Boller's effort was wiped out
24:41that would have made it 2-0
24:42and almost immediately
24:43Bulgaria gained impetus from that
24:45and Stoichkov
24:47with a masterly free kick
24:48gives us
24:50more excitement
24:51in the World Cup quarter-finals
24:53here's Andres Moller
24:57and just what that might do for Bulgaria's confidence
25:01we will now see
25:02Sirikov
25:03oh he's got Kostadinov on that far side
25:06and he's stretching the defender
25:07it's a corner
25:09Matthias
25:11edge the ball out
25:12would there be a surprise
25:16in the giant stadium
25:18it's a corner
25:24and Kostadinov
25:28inside the six-yard box
25:30in goes Sirikov
25:39so the advantage
25:42which seemed to be with the Germans
25:43is suddenly no longer
25:45Stubborn
25:50Bulgaria
25:52are back in it
25:53Jankov
25:57Lekkov
25:58Lekkov
25:59yes
26:00oh look at this
26:02they're in front
26:03a brilliant header by Lekkov
26:06it's 2-1 Bulgaria
26:08two goals in two minutes
26:11they celebrate
26:15the Germans
26:20can't believe it
26:21here's the cross
26:23and Lekkov
26:24gets in front of
26:26Hesler I think it is
26:27and bullets that header
26:29into the corner
26:30and it's Bulgaria
26:33two
26:33Germany
26:34one
26:35and
26:36the stadium
26:38erupts
26:39yes what a great cross
26:41from Jankov
26:42Lekkov
26:44got in front of Hesler
26:45one has to ask
26:46how come Thomas Hesler
26:48is in the right back position
26:49defending that cross
26:50well
26:51I don't know what he was doing there
26:53but I bet he wishes
26:54he'd never got anywhere near it
26:55and let somebody else
26:56do the marking job
26:57so
26:59from being a goal up
27:02and strolling
27:03it would seem
27:04the world champions
27:05are 2-1 down
27:06and rocking
27:07they've got some work
27:10to do now
27:11Germany
27:11Moller
27:16Moller
27:18Elmer
27:23four German players
27:26on the edge
27:26of the penalty area
27:27now they really have
27:28got to drive men on
27:29this is Berthold
27:30Hessler
27:31Tucks it in to Vuller
27:34away by Balikov
27:36and look at this
27:37it's one against one again
27:38it's Kostadinov
27:39and he's taking on
27:41Helmer
27:41good tackle
27:42this is Berthold
27:52Hessler
27:55Hessler
27:56danger
28:00well you've seen a
28:07thrilling
28:08this was the moment
28:10when Vuller
28:11went there
28:13into an offside position
28:14on the right hand side
28:15of the screen
28:15he's still in an offside position
28:17when the shot hits the post
28:18he then
28:19has to have been seeking
28:20to get an advantage
28:21because he scores
28:21or thinks he scored a goal
28:23and Kola comes forward again
28:28header out
28:30as by the man
28:31who's just come on
28:31Yodlinov
28:32and a good piece of defending
28:33by little Kiriakov
28:34the blonde lad
28:35and they're away here
28:35Bulgaria
28:36if they use it intelligently
28:37Balikov's going up
28:38outside him
28:39and here
28:40oh
28:41Kostadinov
28:42played a sloppy pass
28:43which denied Balikov
28:45and it also denied possession
28:47yeah but look at Balikov
28:49get back
28:49they've really got the
28:50bit between the teeth
28:51now these Bulgarians
28:52really determined
28:53to hang on
28:54they appeal for a corner
29:00they're saying
29:00the goalkeeper
29:01took it behind
29:02oh he can't wait
29:03to get the ball
29:03look at this
29:04it's a corner to Germany
29:07with a couple of minutes left
29:09can they save it
29:10it's been played short
29:11Bremer
29:11Vuller
29:15oh I think he tried
29:16to use his arm
29:16Rudy Vuller there
29:17he had to try and punch
29:18the ball in the net
29:19did he
29:19yellow card for that
29:22come on
29:22yes absolutely right
29:25Vuller's been going in
29:26a little bit late
29:27on this goalkeeper
29:28trying to upset him
29:29on this occasion
29:31he's put his hand in there
29:33tried to punch the ball
29:34into the net
29:34correct decision by the referee
29:37in my opinion
29:38he's had a very good game
29:39and in 9-2
29:41and the time elapses for Bertie
29:45votes a little bit more
29:46well
29:50this is Kiriakov
29:53he's had a marvellous game
29:57and the referee says
29:58he won't get a free kick there
30:00he's accused him of diving
30:01and any moment now
30:04the 90 minutes is up
30:05it's a question of what
30:06this referee does about
30:06stoppages
30:07Broncho Gwenshef of Ipswich Town
30:09is trying to get on the pitch
30:11but is not being allowed
30:12to do so at the moment
30:13this is Bremer for Germany
30:14the header out was by Jankov
30:18this is Kiriakov
30:21Germany get given the throw
30:24they'll have to pick up here
30:25Bulgaria
30:25but if they can get Gwenshef
30:28on it'll delay it by a few seconds
30:29and still they won't
30:30allow him on
30:31we're into a John Orden situation
30:33almost down there
30:34Kostadinov is the man
30:37they're going to take off
30:38but the fourth official
30:39is delaying this
30:40there's a real row
30:43going on down on the touchline
30:45throw in to Germany
30:51is there time yet for them
30:52Kola
30:54no he didn't get it
30:55and look at Lechkov
30:59look how he delayed that
31:00and the long ball
31:02means that Ildner has to come
31:05with his head
31:05all over the place there in defence
31:08how long does he give it
31:12the referee
31:13our Germany
31:14about to lose their grip
31:15on the World Cup
31:16it's forward by Berthold
31:18there's still danger though
31:19oh it's Struntz
31:21and brilliant goalkeeping
31:22well
31:30it could so easily have been 2-2
31:32Mikhailov
31:33threw himself forward here
31:35when he saw the threat of Struntz
31:37Svetinov
31:46he'll probably go for the corner
31:48if he can
31:49he's done better than that
31:52he's got a free kick
31:53Bertie Vogts at the moment
32:03poker faced
32:04as Kostadinov comes off
32:09and Boncho Guenchef of Ipswich Town prepares to replace him
32:14he has a saying Bertie Vogts that in life you meet everybody twice
32:22well
32:22I don't think he's going to want to meet Bulgaria again
32:25here's Balikov
32:30and that'll do for Bulgaria
32:31it's a corner
32:32yes they've played intelligently since they took the lead
32:37sat back
32:39kept the ball
32:40took the ball into the right areas of the pitch to waste time
32:42it looks like they're going to do it
32:46Peneff there
32:49scratching his head
32:50wondering how much longer the referee is going to give it
32:52we're already into the third minute of time added on for stoppages
32:56and Germany need to get the ball down the other end of the field
32:58if they're going to keep their hold on the World Cup
33:01no they're not
33:02the holders
33:04out of the World Cup
33:05Bulgaria
33:06and Lechkov
33:08pull off
33:09one of the shocks
33:10of recent modern football
33:11in the World Cup
33:122-1 to Bulgaria
33:17after they've been a goal behind
33:19Mihail Opahiro
33:21and suddenly
33:24Germany
33:26who won in 1990
33:28are no longer there
33:30Bulgaria will play Italy in the semi-final on Wednesday
33:35Foller is down and out
33:36Terry Venables
33:37what a shock
33:38here in New Jersey
33:39it certainly is
33:40although I'm saying that John
33:42you know I did
33:43I did fancy Bulgaria today
33:45and I felt that Germans
33:47have just been lacking that little bit
33:49through this tournament
33:50everyone wondered whether they would get better as it went on
33:53but they got called out today
33:54and although they were a bit unfortunate
33:56some would say
33:58there was no doubt that Foller was offside for that second goal
34:01so justice was done
34:02I believe on the free kick
34:04Stoichkov couldn't believe his luck
34:06the amount of goal that Ildner showed
34:08from that angle
34:09he must have been a lot further
34:11should have been a lot further over
34:13and not showed him the space that he did do
34:15in saying that
34:18they've played well
34:18and good luck to them
34:20well you've seen the drama
34:22let me just remind you of the match facts
34:24Matthäus from the penalty spot
34:26put Germany ahead on 48 minutes
34:28and then the Bulgarians scored twice in two minutes
34:31Stoichkov first from the free kick
34:33Lechkov with the header
34:35it's Bulgaria 2
34:37Germany 1
34:38the World Cup will change hands
34:40and Bulgaria will play Italy
34:43here on Wednesday
34:45in the semi-final
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