Bulgaria cement third place in Group Eight

Bulgaria 2 Cyprus 0

Bulgaria cement third place in Group Eight
Wed, 01 Apr, 2009 - 20:15

Bulgaria 2 Cyprus 0

Bulgaria overcame the absence of star striker Dimitar Berbatov and reignited their hopes of World Cup qualification with a hard-fought win over Cyprus in Sofia to claim their first victory in Group Eight.

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CourtsSoccerWorld Cup QualifiersPlace: SofiaPerson: Dimitar BerbatovPerson: Ivelin PopovPerson: Dimitar MakrievPerson: BerbatovPerson: Dimitar RangelovPerson: Blagoy GeorgievPerson: RangelovPerson: Elias CharalambidisPerson: PopovPerson: Antonis GeorgallidesPerson: Michalis KonstantinouPerson: Stanislav AngelovPerson: Chrysostomos MichaelPerson: Stanislav ManolevPerson: Stathis AloneftisPerson: Martin IngvarssonPerson: Angelos Anastasiadis’Person: Paraskevas ChristouPerson: KonstantinouPerson: Dimitar IvankovPerson: GeorgievPerson: BulgariansPerson: Stiliyan PetrovPerson: Velizar DimitrovPerson: MakrievOrganisation: BulgariaOrganisation: CyprusOrganisation: Manchester UnitedOrganisation: CypriotsOrganisation: CypriotOrganisation: Litex Lovech
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