Bulgaria Defeated a World Cup Finalist
The Bulgarian national football team finished 2017 with a victory.
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Bulgaria's national team manager Peter Hubchev announced a group of 23 football players for friendly matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina on March 23, 2018 at the Ludogorets Arena Stadium in Razgrad and Kazakhstan on 26.03.2018 at Pancho Arena in Felchut, Hungary.
There is also an absolute debutant in the face of Kamen Hadzhiev from Beroe.
The national team's camp starts on March 19 in Razgrad.
Composition of "A" National Team of Bulgaria for Controls with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kazakhstan
Goalkeepers: Plamen Iliev ("Astra", Romania), Bojidar Mitrev ("Levski");
Defenders: Vasil Bozhikov (Slovan Bratislava), Strahil Popov ("Kasampasa", Turkey), Petar Zanev (Amkar Perm, Russia), Kamen Hadzhiev (Beroe), Bojidar Chorbadzhiyski (CSKA), Tsvetomir Panov (Ludogorets);
Midfielders and strikers: Simeon Slavchev (Lechia Gdansk, Poland), Georgi Kostadinov (Makabi Haifa, Israel), Ivaylo Chochev (Palermo, Italy), Stanislav Manolev (CSKA), Martin Raynov (Beroe) Mihail Alexandrov (Arsenal Tula, Russia), Todor Nedelev (Botev Plovdiv), Kiril Despodov (CSKA), Radoslav Kirilov (Pirin Blagoevgrad), Ivan Minchev (Slavia), Ivelin Popov (Rubin Russia), Georgi Milanov (CSKA Moscow, Russia), Spas Delev (Pogoń Szczecin, Poland), Andrey Galabinov ("Genoa", Italy).
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