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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 |
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| 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 |
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