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Wales and Bulgaria complete elite round [Nov 03, 2011] Wales and Bulgaria have taken the last two spots in the 29 November elite round draw as the best third-placed sides, completing a 28-team lineup including all nine past winners. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 0-1 Wales [Oct 20, 2011] Gareth Bale's deflected shot gives Wales a third win in four games as they finish fourth in Group G of the Euro 2012 qualifiers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria are 'laughing stock' of Europe: local media [Oct 12, 2011] SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's national team were labelled the "laughing stock of Europe" by local media on Wednesday after their dismal Euro 2012 qualifying campaign ended in a home defeat by Wales. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bale's Wales Winner Is Final Straw for Bulgaria [Oct 12, 2011] Gareth Bale scored the only goal as improving Wales beat Bulgaria 1-0 in an almost deserted Vasil Levski stadium in Euro 2012 qualifying on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 0 Wales 1: match report [Oct 12, 2011] A deflected shot from Gareth Bale was enough to down Bulgaria in Wales' final Euro 2012 qualifier in Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bale gives Wales closing win in Bulgaria [Oct 11, 2011] Bulgaria 0-1 Wales Gareth Bale's goal on the stroke of half-time gave Wales all three points, a win which confirmed they would finish above their hosts in fourth place in Group G. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 0 Wales 1: match report [Oct 11, 2011] A deflected shot from Gareth Bale was enough to down Bulgaria in Wales' final Euro 2012 qualifier in Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 0 Wales 1 matchcentre 11/10/2011 [Oct 11, 2011] Second Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Wales 1. Stilian Petrov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card. Simon Church (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 0-1 Wales [Oct 11, 2011] Gareth Bale's deflected shot gives Wales a third win in four games as they finish fourth in Group G of the Euro 2012 qualifiers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria v Wales [Oct 11, 2011] Manager Gary Speed says there is plenty of work ahead of his Wales squad before the World Cup qualifying campaign. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria-Wales Euro Qualifier Halts Sofia Downtown Traffic [Oct 11, 2011] The Euro 2012 qualifier between Bulgaria and Wales Tuesday evening is imposing a number of traffic changes in the area of the National Vasil Levski Stadium in downtown Sofia. The Sofia City Hall informs that stopping and parking on all alleys around the stadium is banned from 8 am until midnight Tuesday as it is on Gen. Gurko Street between the Vasil Levski and Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Defense Toothless ahead of Wales Clash [Oct 10, 2011] The Bulgarian national football team's chances to save face at the upcoming euro qualifier against Wales got slimmer after yet another member of the defense left injured. Bulgaria will go to the euro qualifier against Wales on October 11 without defender Kostadin Stoyanov and one of its top players ? Bolton forward Martin Petrov, it emerged on Monday. Mihail Madanski, the interim coach, is ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria names squad to face Ukraine, Wales (AP) [Sep 29, 2011] Bulgaria coach Mihail Madanski has left out Bolton forward Martin Petrov from an overhauled team for the last European Championship qualifier against Wales. Back in the squad are Sporting Lisbon striker Valeri Bojinov and PSV Eindhoven defender Stanislav Manolev. Lothar Matthaeus, who was recently fired as Bulgaria coach, has been repeatedly dropping Bojinov from the squad, saying he was not ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Top Players Out of Squad for Wales Clash - Report [Sep 23, 2011] Bulgaria will go to the euro qualifier against Wales next month without two of its top players ? Stiliyan Petrov and Martin Petrov, according to local media reports. If confirmed, the move will be an echo of the recently dismissed former coach Lothar Matthaeus' tactics, who left out of the match against Belarus the most experienced pair only to be put to shame after a humiliating but well ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Fabio Capello seeks six points for England against Bulgaria and Wales [Aug 30, 2011] ? England play in Bulgaria and at home to Wales ? Final group game in Montenegro on 7 October Fabio Capello is keen to ensure six points from next month's Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Wales to ensure the final game, in Montenegro on 7 October, does not turn into a must-win occasion. England are currently level on points with Montenegro at the head of Group G. However, as they have ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Climb 11 Spots in FIFA World Ranking [Oct 20, 2010] Bulgaria's national football team has become 43rd in the world ranking of FIFA shortly after Lothar Matthaeus took over as head coach. Matthaeus led the Bulgarians to two wins ? 0:1 over Wales in the Euro 2012 qualifications, and 2:0 over Saudi Arabia in a friendly. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Coach Lothar Matthaus: My Dream is to Qualify for Euro 2012 [Oct 10, 2010] Bulgaria national football team boss Lothar Matthaus has praised his side's response after the break of the clash against Wales in Cardiff, which marked his debut as a coach of the Balkan country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Soccer-Matthaeus hails Bulgaria's second-half performance [Oct 09, 2010] Bulgaria responded well to a tricky opening 45 minutes against Wales and deserved their 1-0 win after an impressive second-half performance, said Lothar Matthaeus, who made his debut as coach of the Balkan country on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Matthaeus hails Bulgaria's second-half performance [Oct 09, 2010] Bulgaria responded well to a tricky opening 45 minutes against Wales and deserved their 1-0 win after an impressive second-half performance, said Lothar Matthaeus, who made his debut as coach of the Balkan country on Friday. Ivelin Popov scored the winner three minutes after the break with a shot that went in off the post to give Bulgaria their first win in 2010. [via YahooNews] More >>

Matthaeus-Led Bulgaria Beat Wales [Oct 09, 2010] Ivelin Popov scored the only goal in the Bulgaria-Wales match. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>