Bulgaria shirt issued to Milen Petkov for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The reigning World Cup bronze medalists from USA 94 failed to advance to the knockout stage after finishing bottom of Group D. Bulgaria drew 0:0 in the opener to Paraguay to win their only point at the tournament. Emil Kostadinov scored the only goal for Bulgaria in the disastrous 6:1 loss to Spain. Between 1995 and 2004, the defensive midfielder Petkov earned 41 caps for the national team and scored 1 goal. He was also part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Championship team.