Bulgaria shirt issued to Marian Hristov 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. Hristov was capped 45 times for the national team, scoring 4 goals, and was part of the squad at the World Cup Finals in France (played in 2 games) as well as the 2004 European Championship in Portugal (played in 3 games).