Bulgaria shirt and shorts issued to Rosen Kirilov 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. On the other hand, Emil Kostadinov scored the only goal for Bulgaria in the disastrous 6:1 loss to Spain. The center back Kirilov remains an unused substitute for all three matches of Bulgaria at the World Cup. He made 56 appearances for the Bulgarian national team from 1995 to 2006 and was also part of the squad at Euro 2004 where he played in all 3 games.