Parma striker Valeri Bojinov has been left out of the Bulgaria squad for their upcoming European Championship qualifier against Wales.
New coach Lothar Matthaeus announced his first 24-man squad Friday for the qualifier at Cardiff on Oct. 8 and for the friendly against Saudi Arabia in Istanbul four days later.
Matthaeus picked some newcomers from the domestic league in an effort to overhaul the team that lost to England and Montenegro in the first two qualifiers.
England and Montenegro top Group G with six points. Bulgaria is last with zero points.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Nikolay Mihaylov (Twente), Vladislav Stoyanov (Sheriff Tiraspol), Boyan Peykov (Lokomotiv Sofia)
Defenders: Ivan Ivanov (Alania Vladikavkaz), Zhivko Milanov (Vaslui), Valentin Iliev (Universitatea Craiova), Veselin Minev (Levski Sofia), Yordan Miliev (Levski Sofia), Pavel Vidanov (CSKA Sofia), Nikolay Bodurov (Litex Lovech), Petar Zanev (Litex Lovech)
Midfielders: Chavdar Yankov (Rostov), Daniel Dimov (Cherno More Varna), Georgi Peev (Amkar Perm), Nikolay Dimitrov (Kasimpasa), Stanislav Angelov (Steaua), Stiliyan Petrov (Aston Villa), Blagoy Georgiev (Terek Grozny), Martin Petrov (Bolton)
Strikers: Dimitar Rangelov (Maccabi Tel-Aviv), Ivelin Popov (Gaziantepspor), Dimitar Makriev (Ashdod), Valeri Domovchiyski (Hertha Berlin), Tsvetan Genkov (Lokomotiv Sofia)
