Marian Hristov to Skip Bulgaria-Croatia

Sports | May 10, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00
Marian Hristov to Skip Bulgaria-Croatia Bulgarian veteran defender Marian Hristov (right) will have to skip June’s World Cup qualifier against Croatia. The player is undergoing a lengthty recovery from a knee injury. Photo by us.news1.yimg.com

Bulgarian veteran defender Marian Hristov will have to skip the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Croatia, it emerged this week.

Hristov has been recovering from a knee trauma since last autumn.

Bulgaria-Croatia will take place on June 4 at Sofia's Vassil Levski Stadium.

The Bulgarian side is left with a scarce chance of qualifying for the World Cup, after losing to Sweden and being drawn by Hungary. The Swedes trashed the team of Hristo Stoitchkov 3-0 in March.

Then all hopes were pinned on the encounter against the Hungarians, and the Bulgarians side actually managed to take 1-0 lead. However, they allowed a last-gasp equalizer three minuted before the end of the game.

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