Bulgaria head coach Yasen Petrov announced the national team squad for the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Lithuania (October 9) and Northern Ireland (October 12).
The final squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers:
Georgi Georgiev (Cherno more), Martin Lukov (Al-Tai), Svetoslav Vutsov (Slavia);
Defenders:
Vasil Bozhikov (Slovan Bratislava), Valentin Antov (Monza), Petko Hristov (Spezia), Andrea Hristov (Slavia), Anton Nedyalkov (Ludogorets), Ivan Turitsov (CSKA-Sofia), Dimitar Velkovski (Cercle Brugge);
Midfielders:
Georgi Kostadinov (Arsenal Tula), Todor Nedelev (Botev Plovdiv), Ivaylo Chochev (CSKA 1948), Kristiyan Malinov (OH Leuven), Petar Vitanov (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), Birsent Karagaren (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), Dominik Yankov (Ludogorets), Ilian Iliev (Apolon Limassol), Borislav Tsonev (Levski Sofia), Radoslav Kirilov (Slavia);
Forwards:
Kiril Despodov (Ludogorets), Dimitar Iliev (Lokomotiv Plovdiv), Georgi Yomov (CSKA-Sofia), Spas Delev (Arda), Atanas Iliev (Ascoli),