England V Bulgaria Football Preview: Euro 2012 Qualification Match

England v Bulgaria

Friday 3 September 2010,

Wembley Stadium

Kick Off: 8PM

Fabio Capello has announced the England squad to play Bulgaria and Switzerland on the 3rd and 7th September respectively, for the Euro 2012 Qualification campaign.

No major surprises here, with in-form Arsenal winger Theo Walcott finding his way back into the squad for England vs Bulgaria after missing out on World Cup 2010. Scott Carson has also been recalled to the Three Lions squad after a two-year absence.

The complete squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Scott Carson (West Brom), Ben Foster (Birmingham), Joe Hart (Manchester City).

Defenders: Gary Cahill (Bolton), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Michael Dawson (Tottenham), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Joleon Lescott (Manchester City), Matthew Upson (West Ham)

Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), James Milner (Manchester City), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Ashley Young (Aston Villa)

Forwards: Darren Bent (Sunderland), Carlton Cole (West Ham), Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).

Bulgaria failed to make it to South Africa, finishing third in their qualifying group behind Italy and Ireland.

With leading goalscorer Dimitar Berbatov announcing his retirement from international football in May 2010, Bulgaria have lost their main source of goals and will be hard-pressed to keep up with England on Friday night.

The two teams met in the Euro 2000 qualification campaign and drew on both meetings, but after the debacle that was World Cup 2010, England should hopefully put the last few months behind them and get off to a good start here.

Prediction: England to win by 2 goals.

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