The Bulgarians qualified by finishing top of a tough group containing Croatia and Belgium, with perhaps the most significant result coming in their first game when they beat Belgium away. Celtic midfielder Stilian Petrov is the key man in midfield, weighing in with crucial goals.

Bulgaria's Warm Up Games
Date Team Venue Score
18 Nov 2003 Korean Republic Seoul 1-0
18 Feb 2004 Greece Athens 0-2
31 Mar 2004 Russia Sofia 2-2
28 Apr 2004 Cameroon Sofia 3-0
2 Jun 2004 Czech Repubic Prague  

Squad
Goalkeepers
Zdravko Zdravkov Litex Lovech
Dimitar Ivankov Levski Sofia
Stoyan Kolev CSKA Sofia
Defenders
Rosen Kirilov Litex Lovech
Predrag Pazin Shakhter Donetsk
Vladimir Ivanov Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Kiril Kotev Lokomotiv Plovdi
Ivaylo Petkov Fenerbahce
Zlatomir Zagorcic Litex Lovech
Iliyan Stoyanov Levski Sofia
Midfielders
Georgi Peev Dynamo Kiev
Marian Hristov Kaiserslautern
Stilyan Petrov Celtic
Milen Petkov AEK Athens
Velizar Dimitrov CSKA Sofia
Strikers
Zoran Yankovic Litex Lovech
Zdravko Lazarov Gaziantepspor
Martin Petrov Wolfsburg
Georgi Chilikov Levski Sofia
Dimitar Berbatov Bayer Leverkusen
Daniel Borimirov Levski Sofia
Vladimir Manchev Lille
Valeri Bozhinov Lecce