The World Cup’s most iconic players: Hristo Stoichkov and his goals for Bulgaria at USA ’94

There are 73 days to go until the 2018 World Cup begins and marvelbet369.com is counting them down by looking at the competition's most wonderful players.

This list, featuring Pele, Diego Maradona and Zinedine Zidane, looks at the greatest moments from the most iconic footballers - from great goal scorers and majestic defenders to sensational scoundrels and those who just didn’t know the rules.

73) Hristo Stoichkov: Bulgaria, forward (1994 and 1998)

He was the fiery, filthy-tempered finisher and Bulgaria’s star at USA ’94. Stoichkov’s crucial goals against Argentina, Mexico and a pinged free-kick against Germany helped his side all the way to the semi-finals. He finished the tournament with six goals, but had to share the Golden Boot with the scourge of Cameroon, Oleg Salenko - a fact he’s probably still furious about.

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