Bulgaria Announces Starting 11 for Crucial Armenia Qualifier

Bulgaria coach Lyuboslav Penev has announced the starting squad for the team’s key World Cup qualifier against Armenia on Friday.

The starting line-up is:

Vladislav Stoyanov, Yordan Minev, Ivan Ivanov, Nikolay Bodurov, Petar Zanev, Vladimir Gadzhev, Svetoslav Dyakov, Georgi Milanov, Ivelin Popov, Stanislav Manolev, Emil Gargorov.

Armenia host Bulgaria on Friday at 6 pm EET.

The other key match in this group will be Denmark against Italy. The Danes are just 1 point behind Bulgaria and will be challenging for the 2nd place, which could give either team a chance to reach next month's play-offs.