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Bulgaria starts qualifications for 2022 World Cup

Yasen Petrov
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This evening the national football team of Bulgaria starts its participation in the world qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar against the strong team of Switzerland. The match from group "C" in the "Vasil Levski" stadium in Sofia will be the debut of the new national team coach Yasen Petrov.



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