Bulgaria v Ireland World Cup Qualifier June 6 2009

A FIFA world cup qualifying mtch between Bulgarian and The Republic of Ireland is due to kick off at 18:30 (GMT) on June 6th. A game where Bulgaria have to win to stay in this three horse race. Bulgaria are third in the group with seven points from five matches. Italy top the standings with 14 points from six matches, followed by Ireland on 12. The three teams are still undefeated.

Proposed Bulgarian Squad:

Coach: Stanimir Stoilov

Goalkeepers:
Dimitar Ivankov (Bursaspor)
Nikolay Mihaylov (Twente Enschede)

Defenders:
Elin Topuzakov (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
Igor Tomasic (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Iliyan Stoyanov (Sanfreche)
Zhivko Milanov (Levski Sofia)
Yordan Todorov (CSKA Sofia)

Midfielders: Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa)
Stanislav Angelov (Energie Cottbus)
Dimitar Telkiyski (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
Velizar Dimitrov (Metalurg Donetsk)
Blagoy Georgiev (Terek Grozny)
Radostin Kishishev (Litex Lovech)

Strikers:
Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United)
Martin Petrov (Manchester City)
Dimitar Rangelov (Energie Cottbus) - Ruled out due to Ankle Injury
Valeri Bojinov (Manchester City)
Valeri Domovchiyski (Hertha Berlin)
Dimitar Makriev (Ashdod)

The current betting odds for the match favour a Bulgarian win:
Bulgarian win 11/10
Draw 2/1
Republic of Ireland Win 12/5