Bulgaria shirt issued to Milen Petkov for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. The Lions played all qualifying games wearing their home white shirts. Bulgaria finished third in the group, behind Denmark and the Czech Republic, and failed to advance to the Finals played in Japan and Korea Republic. Between 1995 and 2004, the defensive midfielder Petkov earned 41 caps for the national team and scored 1 goal. He was part of the Bulgarian squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Finals in France as well as the 2004 European Championship in Portugal.