Bulgaria’s participation in Globalism who organized United State in 1994 It was amazing. with characters like Hristo Stoichkov also Iordan Lechkovthe Europeans were able to play the seven commitments made by the competition, although the most recent commitment was for third and fourth places.
After he started his participation with the left foot (defeat in front of Nigeria in a ratio of 3 to 0), led by the Dutch Clemens Westerhof For the first time in their history, they have access to semi-finals One of the most desirable heroines on the planet, and for this the task of an effective man was as much as in vain necessary: Borislav Mihailov.
strong recovery against Greece (4 to 0) and an unexpected victory on the blow Argentina (2 to 0, after the penalty for Diego Maradona In the case of stimulants consumption of ephedrine) led to black to qualify for round of 16where he was a flirtatious goalkeeper who was working at that time in Mulhouse From France he became a number by cashing two penalties against Mexico in the definition from twelve steps. were the victims Marcelino Bernal s George Rodriguez, While Alberto Garcia Aspe He missed his shot with a charge over the bar.
After the heroic feat achieved in the quarter-finals against GermanyThe Borislav Mihailov He admitted to the press that he used his wig during all of his commitments. On that hot afternoon in New York, the Bulgarians managed to turn the score around to win the victory 2 to 1 Against the last heroes. After that match, the goalkeeper promised to show his baldness in return for defeating Italy in the semi-finals. “I throw it in the stands. I don’t doubt it, I give my wigs a place in the finalThe goalkeeper said in front of the press that he was in the United States and years later, these statements were remembered in the book Unusual stories about the World Cupby Luciano Wernick (Editorial planet).
However, inspired Robert Baggio The world denied that ridiculous picture. Conquests made by the striker Juventus led to what Bulgaria The bronze medal had to be settled with Sweden, given that cry Stoichkov It only served to decorate a predictable outcome because it was undesirable.
With the soul on earth, the Lovefit They said goodbye with a humiliating opposite win (4-0) and put an end to a dream they did not want to wake up from. In any case, they showed that going too far does not have to beat everyone, having in total 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. Far from performance, memory still exists Borislav Mihailovwho despite struggling with twists and turns to avoid the goals of his opponents, kept his wig stuck to his head, like the story of a team that became the nightmare of the greats.
His personal life was also in the spotlight. Old Continentsince then in 1998 get married with Maria Petrova, a former rhythmic gymnast from his country 13 years younger than him. After retiring from professional practice, he served as Vice President of the Association Bulgarian Football Federation Since 2001 until 2005 and advised his son, Nikolai Mikhailovwho has also worked behind bars in Italy, the Netherlands, Cyprus and Turkey.
Photo gallery of Borislav Mihailov with his wig during the 1994 World Cup
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