Sofia, Bulgaria (My Sportsbook) - Bulgaria will be without Valeri Bojinov, Stilian Petrov, Martin Petrov and Emil Gargorov for a World Cup qualifier against Saturday against Sweden.
Bojinov and Gargorov are both out due to injuries, while both Petrovs are forced to sit due to suspensions. The Petrovs are on Hristo Stoichkov's 23- man squad and will be available for a qualifier against Croatia next Wednesday.
Bulgaria and Sweden will battle it out for the top spot in UEFA Group 8. Sweden is currently atop the table with nine points after four games. Bulgaria has seven points but has only played three matches.
The complete Bulgarian side is:
GOALKEEPERS:
Zdravko Zdravkov (Rizespor)
Dimitar Ivankov (Levski Sofia)
DEFENDERS:
Asen Karaslavov (Slavia Sofia)
Radostin Kishishev (Charlton)
Rosen Kirilov (Litex Lovech)
Ivailo Petkov (Kuban Krasnodar)
Georgi Markov (Levski Sofia)
Ilian Stoyanov (JEF United)
MIDFIELDERS:
Aleksandar Aleksandrov (Istanbulspor)
Daniel Borimirov (Levski Sofia)
Asen Bukarev (Levski Sofia)
Blagoi Georgiev (Slavia Sofia)
Stilian Petrov (Celtic)
Elin Topuzakov (Levski Sofia)
Hristo Yanev (CSKA Sofia)
Chavdar Yankov (Slavia Sofia)
FORWARDS:
Dimitar Berbatov (Bayer Leverkusen)
Georgi Ivanov (Samsunspor)
Martin Kamburov (Lokomotiv Plovdiv)
Zdravko Lazarov (Gaziantepspor)
Vladimir Manchev (Levante)
Martin Petrov (Wolfsburg)