Bulgaria shirt worn by the captain Georgi Dimitrov in the opening match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. Game played at Azteca stadium on May 31 against the defending World champions Italy (1:1). Bulgaria finished third in Group A and advanced to the Round of 16 where the lions were defeated by the host nation Mexico (2:0). The legendary CSKA Sofia centre back Dimitrov represented Bulgaria on 77 occasions between 1978 and 1988, scoring 7 goals. He captained his country 56 times including at all four matches at the 1986 FIFA World Cup Finals. With CSKA Sofia Dimitrov, nickname "Dzheki", won 5 League titles, 6 League cups and reached the Euopean cup (1982) and Cup Winners' Cup (1989) semi-finals.