International Friendly · Friday 7 January 1955 · Cairo, Egypt
Egypt
BulgariaEgypt 1–0 Bulgaria (7 Jan 1955): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Egypt winDrawBulgaria win
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Match facts
- This is the first recorded meeting between Egypt and Bulgaria.
- Egypt won 0 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Bulgaria won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1461, Bulgaria 1345 — Egypt were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Greece7 Nov 1954 · Mediterranean Cup
- 0–3 vs Hungary12 Feb 1954 · International Friendly
- 1–5 vs Italy24 Jan 1954 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–2 vs Italy13 Nov 1953 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–3 vs Yugoslavia16 Jan 1953 · International Friendly
Bulgaria: last 5 matches
- 3–1 vs German DR24 Oct 1954 · International Friendly
- 2–2 vs Poland8 Aug 1954 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Czechoslovakia8 Nov 1953 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–2 vs Romania11 Oct 1953 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Hungary4 Oct 1953 · International Friendly