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Squad of Bulgaria for World Cup 1998
| # | | | | Player | | Height | |
Age | | | Position |
Team |
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Zdravkov
| | 1.87 | | 27 | | | GK | |
| 12 | |
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Mikhailov, B
| | 1.86 | | 34 | | | GK | |
| | 21 | |
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Kirilov
| | 1.85 | | 25 | | | DF Centre-back | |
| 3 | |
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Ivanov, T
(c) | | 1.81 | | 32 | | | DF Centre-back/Sweeper |  CSKA Sofia |
| 13 | |
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Ginchev
| | 1.82 | | 28 | | | DF Centre-back | |
| 15 | |
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Zafirov
| | 1.86 | | 28 | | | DF Centre-back |  Bielefeld |
| 4 | |
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Petkov, I
| | 1.82 | | 22 | | | DF Left-back/Centre-back | Litex |
| | 17 | |
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Stoilov, S
| | | | 26 | | | MF | |
| 14 | |
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Hristov
| | 1.93 | | 24 | | | MF Attacking midfielder/Defensive midfielder | Kslautern |
| 10 | |
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Balakov
| | 1.76 | | 32 | | | MF Attacking midfielder | Stuttgart |
| 18 | |
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Borimirov
| | 1.84 | | 28 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Right-midfield | TSV 1860 |
| 22 | |
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Petkov, M
| | 1.78 | | 24 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder | CSKA Sofia |
| 16 | |
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Nankov
| | 1.80 | | 28 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder/Striker | Lok.Sofia |
| 2 | |
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Kishishev
| | 1.78 | | 23 | | | MF Defensive midfielder/Right-back | Litex |
| 6 | |
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Yankov, Z
| | 1.84 | | 32 | | | MF Defensive midfielder |  Beşiktaş |
| 11 | |
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Iliev, I
| | 1.71 | | 29 | | | MF Either side midfield | |
| | 8 | |
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Stoichkov
| | 1.78 | | 32 | | | FW Left-wing/Striker |  Barcelona |
| 7 | |
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Kostadinov
| | 1.80 | | 30 | | | FW Right-wing/Striker | CSKA Sofia |
| 20 | |
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Ivanov, G (1976)
| | 1.84 | | 21 | | | FW Striker | Levski |
| 5 | |
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Yordanov, I
| | 1.80 | | 30 | | | FW Striker |  Sporting |
| 9 | |
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Penev
| | 1.90 | | 31 | | | FW Striker | Compostel |
| 19 | |
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Bachev, G
| | 1.76 | | 21 | | | FW Either side wing/Striker | |
| Coach | | From Jul-96 | To Jun-98 | | Bonev |
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