Roberto Baggio and Hristo Stoichkov, World Cup Semi Final 1994. It was one of the most salivating shootouts in World Cup history. It was ‘The Divine Ponytail’ against ‘El Pistolero’. Roberto Baggio had headlined back-to-back 2-1 wins to spur Italy into the semis. Hristo Stoichkov had netted five times in his four three appearances to fire Bulgaria into unchartered territory. The Juventus forward struck first – and with a beauty. Baggio allowed a Roberto Donadoni pass to roll past him, spun Zlatko Yankov, left Petar Hubchev sliding for a hot dog, and curled the ball around Trifon Ivanov and into the bottom corner of Borislav Mihaylov‘s net. The shootout ultimately finished Baggio 2-1 Stoichkov. The game finished Italy 2-1 Bulgaria. Match Summary Match: Italy 2–1 Bulgaria Date: July 13, 1994 Stage: FIFA World Cup 1994 Semi-Final Venue: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Attendance: 74,110 Match Timeline & Key Moments: 21' — Italy 1–0: Roberto Baggio received a throw-in on t...