Romania national football team

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This article is about the male team. For the female team, see Romania women ‘s national football team
The Romania national football team ( romanian : Echipa națională de fotbal a României ) represents Romania in international men ‘s football rival and is administered by the romanian Football Federation ( Federația Română de Fotbal ), besides known as FRF. They are colloquially known as Tricolorii ( The Tricolours ).

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Romania is one of the only four national teams from Europe—the other three being Belgium, France and Yugoslavia —that took part in the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930. Including that engagement, Romania have qualified for seven World Cup editions, the latest in 1998. The national team ‘s finest hour came in 1994, when it reached the quarter-finals of the competition. Led by playmaker Gheorghe Hagi, they were eliminated by Sweden on a penalty shoot-out after having defeated Argentina 3–2 in the previous orotund. At the European Championships, Romania ‘s best performance was in 2000 when they advanced to the quarter-finals from a group with Germany, Portugal and England, before falling to eventual runner-up Italy. They besides reached the concluding eight in 1960 and 1972, and have qualified for a sum of five tournaments .

history [edit ]

early years [edit ]

The romanian Football Federation ( Federația Română de Fotbal ) was established in October 1909 in Bucharest. Romania played their first external match on 8 June 1922, a 2–1 win over Yugoslavia in Belgrade, being coached by Teofil Moraru. [ 4 ] several irregular coaches were employed, before Moraru resumed manipulate in August 1924, managing the side for about four years. Romania enjoyed some success during the 1930s ; director Costel Rădulescu took them to the first three FIFA World Cup tournaments, a feat matched entirely by Brazil, Belgium and France .

World Cups in the 1930s [edit ]

At the 1930 World Cup, Romania won their first base match against Peru, 3–1, with goals from Adalbert Deșu, Constantin Stanciu, and Nicolae Kovács and Samuel Zauber as goalkeeper, before being thrashed 4–0 by hosts and eventual winners Uruguay. Romania qualified for the future World Cup in 1934 after beating Yugoslavia 2–1 in a repeat of their first external. At the finals, Romania played only one game in a new knock-out format, losing 2–1 to Czechoslovakia in Trieste, Italy, with Ștefan Dobay scoring their alone goal of the tournament. Romania qualified by default option for the 1938 World Cup after their qualify playoff opponents Egypt withdrew. They suffered a daze frustration in the finals in France, losing to minnows Cuba, who, like Romania, had merely qualified due to the coitus interruptus of their modify opponents, the United States. The inaugural equal at the Stade du T.O.E.C. in Toulouse ended 3–3 after extra time, but Cuba won the replay four days by and by 2–1 .

1970 World Cup [edit ]

Despite a 3–0 thrash by Portugal in Lisbon and two improbable draws against unfancied Greece, Romania was able to qualify for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. Angelo Niculescu ‘s promise english were given the toughest of draw, in Group 3 with holders England, giants Brazil and Czechoslovakia. A Geoff Hurst finish gave England a constrict victory in Romania ‘s inaugural match at the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara. Chances were improved with a 2–1 win over the Czechs. Despite going behind early to a Ladislav Petráš finish, Romania turned it around after half-time with Alexandru Neagu and Florea Dumitrache scoring to give them two vital points. even then, lone a acquire over the excellent Brazilians would take them into the quarter-finals. There were rumours before the match that Brazil might prefer Romania to progress than earth champions England ; despite beating them 1–0 in their previous match in Guadalajara, the south american giants however viewed England as one of its biggest obstacles to tournament victory. But Brazil played some of the best football of the rival, with Pelé scoring twice and a Jairzinho finish in between. Romania battled bravely ; Dumitrache pulled the score back to 2–1 before the transgress and a recently Emerich Dembrowski finish made it 3–2, but they were out .

1972 to 1978 [edit ]

On 26 September 1973, under new coach Valentin Stanescu, Romania suffered a significant kill to East Germany in Leipzig. The East Germans won 2–0 to effectively seal their first always reservation for the World Cup, which would be held over the border in West Germany. With East Germany scoring a predictable 4–1 winnings in Albania, Romania were out, despite a huge 9–0 win over Finland in Bucharest. Romania continued to suffer hapless phase in the UEFA European Championship. In their modification group for the 1976 european Football Championship, they were out-qualified by Spain despite an impressive 1–1 draw in the aside match. Romania failed to win matches, drawing twice with Scotland and Spain and dropping points in Denmark with a blue scoreless pull. Romania were again beaten by Spain for a place in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina. Despite a 1–0 winnings in Bucharest, Romania lost a bizarre meet at home to Yugoslavia 6–4 having led 3–2 at half time. Spain won 1–0 in Belgrade to seal passage to South America .

1984 european backing [edit ]

Romania ‘s sole successful qualifying campaign between 1970 and 1990 was for the european Championships in 1984 in France. At the finals, Romania were drawn with even rivals Spain, holders West Germany and benighted horses Portugal. Under head coach Mircea Lucescu, an encourage opening game in Saint-Étienne saw them draw with the spanish. Francisco José Carrasco opened the marking from the penalty spotlight but Romania equalized before half-time with a goal from Laszlo Bölöni. Against the Germans in Lens, Marcel Coraș scored an counterweight in the first infinitesimal of the second half in response to Rudi Völler ‘s undoer, but Völler would score a fetching finish. Their end match in Nantes was a must-win match, but Nené ‘s former winner meant Portugal progressed with Spain, who netted a dramatic late winner against West Germany at the Parc des Princes in Paris. Romania stuttered throughout the rest of the decade, but a stronger police squad at the end of the decade saw them qualify for their fifth World Cup in 1990. A acquire over Denmark in their last equal took Emerich Jenei ‘s side to the finals for the first time in 20 years .

Golden Team era [edit ]

1990 World Cup [edit ]

Romania ‘s team was wholly domestic-based, despite an increasing swerve for the major sides in Italy and Spain buying up the best extraneous talent. Midfielder Ilie Dumitrescu, striker Florin Răducioiu and flair playmaker Gheorghe Hagi, were in the squad. With world champions Argentina stunned by Cameroon in the tournament ‘s orifice meet, Romania did their chances no injury with a convincing gain over the Soviet Union at the San Nicola in Bari, with Marius Lăcătuș scoring in each half. The consequence was all the more impressive given the absence of Hagi. There was controversy, however, as Lăcătus ‘ second was a penalty given for a handball by Vagiz Khidiatullin that television receiver replays intelligibly showed to be some way outside the penalty area. Romania were the next victims of Cameroon in Bari. Cult hero Roger Milla, 38 years of age, came on as a stand-in for Emmanuel Maboang Kessack and scored doubly before Gavril Balint pulled one back. Romania needed a point in their last match against improving Argentina at the San Paolo in Naples ; Pedro Monzón gave Argentina the run after an hour, but Balint promptly equalized and Romania held on to reach Round 2. Against Jack Charlton ‘s Republic of Ireland side in Genoa, Romania did not have the quality to break down a defensive opposition. Daniel Timofte was the only player to miss in the penalty shoot-out – his bang saved by Packie Bonner – and Romania were out .

1994 World Cup [edit ]

Romania missed out on Euro 1992. Scotland qualified after Romania drew a must-win final match in Sofia against Bulgaria, with Nasko Sirakov ‘s counterweight sealing their destine. Romania was successful, however, in reaching another World Cup in the United States in 1994. Despite losing in Belgium and suffering a grave 5–2 defeat in Czechoslovakia, Romania went into their last pit at Cardiff Arms Park with Wales needing a win to pip them to a stead in the finals. Goals from Gheorghe Hagi and Dean Saunders meant the game was finely balanced, before Wales were awarded a penalty. Paul Bodin of Swindon Town stepped up but hit the carpentry and Romania went on to win 2–1, Florin Răducioiu ‘s late goal proving unnecessary as Czechoslovakia dropped a bespeak in Belgium and were eliminated. At the finals, Romania were one of the most entertain teams in the early stages, with Gheorghe Hagi, Florin Răducioiu and Ilie Dumitrescu on human body. Romania beat Colombia at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in Los Angeles 3–1. All but one of Romania ‘s games took space in California, and they were awarded the advantage of playing most of their games in Los Angeles. Răducioiu opened the score before Hagi scored a spectacular second base from wide on the leave touchline. Adolfo Valencia pulled one back with a headed goal good earlier half-time, but Romania held on and Răducioiu sealed the win with a late third. In Detroit ‘s indoor Pontiac Silverdome, the temperature soared due to the greenhouse effect in the indoor stadium. Switzerland, acclimatized after having already played the hosts there, outran Romania in the moment half and turned a 1–1 half prison term score into a surprise 4–1 win. Romania responded by beating the hosts 1–0 in Pasadena with an early Dan Petrescu goal. In the Round of 16 hard phase they faced Argentina in Los Angeles who were shorn of Diego Maradona who was thrown out of the tournament for taking drugs. Răducioiu, suspended, was barely missed, as coach Anghel Iordănescu pushed Dumitrescu ahead to play as a striker and the actor responded by scoring doubly in the foremost 20 minutes, one a wonderfully elusive left foundation movie from a rightist Hagi cross slotted between the Argentine defenders. In between, Gabriel Batistuta scored a penalty, but after half-time Romania netted a superb one-third on the counterattack, with Hagi beating goalkeeper Luis Islas. Abel Balbo pulled one rear, but Romania held on for a shock gain. Romania would suffer penalty grief again, in the quarter-final against Sweden in San Francisco. With barely 13 minutes to play, a tight match opened up as Sweden ‘s Thomas Brolin scored from a clever free-kick move, the ball passed outside the romanian rampart by Håkan Mild for Brolin to smash in. Iordănescu threw circumspection to the wind and the return Răducioiu found a belated counterweight, again from a free-kick be active but this time down to a deflection and a bankruptcy of the Swedes to clear. In excess time Răducioiu scored again after a mistake by Patrik Andersson, but Sweden then scored their own late counterweight as elephantine striker Kennet Andersson climbed above goalkeeper Florin Prunea to head dwelling a hanker musket ball. Prunea had come in after two matches to replace Bogdan Stelea, whose confidence was shattered by the 4–1 passing to the Swiss. In the shoot-out, Dan Petrescu and Miodrag Belodedici had their kicks saved by Thomas Ravelli and Sweden went through .

euro 1996 [edit ]

At Euro 1996, held in England, Romania arrived as a highly thought-of and popular team but had a nightmare. Iordănescu ‘s side were based in the north east, with their first two games at St James ‘ Park in Newcastle. Against France, they lost to a Christophe Dugarry header evocative of Kennet Andersson ‘s two years earlier, beating the goalkeeper to a lofted through ball. An early goal from Bulgaria striker Hristo Stoichkov at St James ‘ Park put Romania on the back infantry in Euro 1996, but Dorinel Munteanu appeared to have kept Romania in the match – and in the tournament – with a bombshell that hit the bar, bounced over the line, and back out. referee Peter Mikkelsen merely waved dally on, however, and Romania went on to lose the game 1–0 a kill which sent them out of the tournament. english director Harry Redknapp was in the crowd that day, and later said that it convinced him there and then that goal-line technology was needed in football. Romania finally scored in their last game, Florin Răducioiu equalizing an early goal by Spain ‘s Javier Manjarín. Spain had to win to qualify with France at the expense of Bulgaria and did so when Guillermo Amor stooped to head a former achiever. Romania exited in sum shame, with no points and tons of regrets of what could have been .

1998 World Cup [edit ]

Despite a poor performance at Euro 1996, Romania impressed in qualify, finishing ten-spot points clear of the Republic of Ireland and were seeded for the concluding tournament of the 1998 World Cup thanks to their firm testify in 1994. Despite being drawn in a group with England, progress to the adjacent polish was expected in light of a declining Colombia and minnows Tunisia. hadrian Ilie scored the only finish with a finely chip in their first match against Colombia at Lyon ‘s Stade Gerland. In Toulouse, they met an England side starting with extravagant striker Michael Owen on the bench, with Teddy Sheringham preferred aboard Alan Shearer. A mistake by Tony Adams was punished by Viorel Moldovan, who played for Coventry City, before Owen came on to claim an counterweight. But Romania won with a fantastic late goal from Dan Petrescu, besides playing in England with Chelsea, fighting off his club teammate Graeme lupus erythematosus Saux and nutmegging goalkeeper David Seaman. The next match was against Tunisia. Romania decided to bleach their hair before the equal. Despite England–Colombia being the more critical game, the Stade de France in Paris was an 80,000-strong sell out and the crowd were closely rewarded with a shock as Skander Souayah scored an early punishment to give the union Africans the jumper cable. Romania needed a orient to win the group and, crucially, debar Argentina in the round of golf of 16, and got it when Moldovan volleyed a late equalizer. It did them little good, however, as in the round of 16 match at Bordeaux against Croatia, Davor Šuker scored a twice-taken penalty to eliminate Romania .

euro 2000 [edit ]

Romania had a strong qualify campaign, winning a sturdy Group 7 with Portugal, Slovakia, Hungary, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein. The Romanians impress, never losing and winning seven times, including a big broken in Porto after defeating Portugal thanks to a late finish scored by Dorinel Munteanu. In Bucharest, the grade finished 1–1. At Euro 2000, held in Belgium and the Netherlands, Romania was facing a very difficult group against 1996 champions Germany, semi-finalists England and Portugal. The chances for the Romanians to qualify through quarter-finals were seen as slender. Romania, however, started brilliantly against the Germans in Liège, with Viorel Moldovan scoring from close range. A long-range Mehmet Scholl counterweight entail they had to be content with a point and their position looked shaky after Costinha headed a concluding moment achiever for Portugal in their second catch. Emerich Jenei, back as passenger car, threw caution to the fart in the last match in Charleroi against England, a match which Romania had to win. Defender Cristian Chivu ‘s cross went in off the post in the 22nd minute but, despite Romania dominate, England led at half-time through an Alan Shearer penalty and a recently Michael Owen goal after he rounded goalkeeper Bogdan Stelea to score a tap-in, both in the last five minutes of the half. Romania attacked after the break and were promptly rewarded ; Dorinel Munteanu punishing a poor punch from Nigel Martyn, a deep replacement for hurt goalkeeper David Seaman, to equalize three minutes after the restart. England cracked under the blackmail. unable to retain possession or pose an attack menace, they fell deep and late on Phil Neville, playing out of position at left-back, conceded a penalty scored by Ioan Ganea in the 89th minute. Romania ‘s easing was tempered by tough opposition in the last eight, and Italy, who would end up seconds from being crowned european champions in an agonizing final, well saw them off 2–0 in Brussels. Francesco Totti and Filippo Inzaghi scoring towards the end of the first gear half. In the 35th minute, Gheorghe Hagi, in his final international tournament, hit the woodwork with goalkeeper Francesco Toldo stranded off his pipeline and, after the break, was sent off for diving. Romania ‘s tournament was over and Emerich Jenei left his job as coach again .

2000s – World Cup dry spell [edit ]

Romania failed to qualify for the future three major tournaments. They drew Slovenia, who had been surprise qualifiers for Euro 2000 in a playoff for a space in the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. A narrow 2–1 deficit – having led through a Marius Niculae finish – after the first leg in Ljubljana was not irretrievable. With fans ‘ hero Gheorghe Hagi now coaching the side, they were confident of getting the gain they needed in Bucharest against the Balkan upstarts, but Slovenia took the moderate before the hour through Mladen Rudonja. Right wing-back Cosmin Contra cursorily equalized but Romania could not find the goal they needed to force supernumerary prison term and Slovenia, with maverick director Srečko Katanec, were in a major tournament again .

euro 2004 [edit ]

Romania were confident of qualifying for the tournament, guide in Group 2 with seeds Denmark, Norway, Bosnia and Herzegovina and minnows Luxembourg, with Anghel Iordanescu back as passenger car. Despite a commodity start – a 3–0 win away to Bosnia in Sarajevo – Romania stuttered. Steffen Iversen ‘s late goal gave Norway a surprise gain in Bucharest and they were stunned at home by the Danes, 5–2, with Thomas Gravesen scoring a spectacular finish from around 50 yards out, despite leading twice. They recovered slenderly, completing a bivalent over the Bosnians and earning a degree in Oslo, but conceded a cutting injury time counterweight in Denmark to draw 2–2. It was decisive, as they immediately required Norway to fail to win at home to Luxembourg to stand any naturalistic prospect of qualifying. finally, the Danes got a point in Bosnia to scrape through a tight group, with Norway going to a play-off with Spain .

2006 World Cup [edit ]

Romania were put in a difficult group for the qualify tournament for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The Netherlands and the Czech Republic were favourites to qualify, then ranked first and moment in Europe respectively. early wins over Finland and Macedonia were unconvincing, and they were some manner behind the two leaders by the time they earned a adept 2–0 home win over the Czechs. Despite a record of eight wins, three losses and one draw, they finished third behind the Dutch and the Czechs and missed out on another major tournament .

euro 2008 [edit ]

Romania were drawn in a group with group favourites the Netherlands and baffling opponents Bulgaria for Euro 2008 qualifying. Romania, however, had a adept qualify campaign, losing only away against Bulgaria and beating the Netherlands 1–0 at home with a goal scored by Dorin Goian from a fishy off-side place not seen by referee Kyros Vassaras. On 17 October 2007, Romania became the one-fourth team to qualify for Euro 2008, the nation ‘s first international tournament since Euro 2000. Coincidentally, Victor Pițurcă besides led Romania to qualification for Euro 2000, entirely to sit rear and let Emerich Jenei coach the team in the final tournament ; this clock, however, he stayed in the character, the first clock he coached a national team in the concluding stages of a tournament. Romania was drawn in the alleged “ Group of death “ alongside the Netherlands, world champions Italy and France, runner-up in the 2006 World Cup. Romania started with a 0–0 draw against a lackluster France while Italy were soundly beaten by the Netherlands, 3–0. In their adjacent match, against Italy, Adrian Mutu opened the scoring early on in the second half. Their run was a very short one, however, as Italy ‘s Christian Panucci scored a moment late off of a corner bang. Nearing the end of the match, Daniel Niculae earned a penalty for his team, but goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon saved the subsequent Mutu penalty, leaving Romania with two points and needing a winnings against the Netherlands, who defeated France 4–1 that lapp even. The Netherlands beat Romania 2–0 in the concluding game of the group, which meant that Italy joined the Netherlands in the quarter-finals and Romania finished third gear, ahead of France .

2010 World Cup [edit ]

romanian fans at the new Arena Națională in June 2013. Romania were drawn into the UEFA qualify round off for the 2010 World Cup aboard France, Serbia, Austria, Lithuania and the Faroe Islands. Although Romania were seeded in the second gear pot, suggesting that they were a impregnable challenge for the inaugural place in the group, they finally finished fifth, above entirely the Faroe Islands. Their campaign was a calamity that began with a 3–0 home loss to Lithuania and included a 5–0 trash in Belgrade by Serbia. Furthermore, versatile problems were caused during the poor campaign, such as the retirement from international football of Cosmin Contra, Mirel Rădoi and Adrian Mutu ( the latter would late be recalled after a year ‘s absence ). besides, coach Victor Pițurcă resigned and was replaced by Răzvan Lucescu .

euro 2012 [edit ]

In Euro 2012 stipulate, Romania was drawn into Group D along with France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Albania and Luxembourg. Although the team initially seemed train to continue their awful form from their black World Cup campaign, beginning with a 1–1 draw with Pot 5 members Albania and following up with a scoreless draw with Belarus and a pair of losses to France and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the team was able to rebound reasonably and register their foremost two victories. The first base was an expect win against Luxembourg but the second was an authoritative gain in the replay against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Romania ‘s last beneficial resultant role came when they battled group darling France to a scoreless draw before ending the campaign the way it began – two disappoint draws with Albania and Belarus. They finished qualification in a aloof third place and lone one point ahead of Belarus .

2014 World Cup [edit ]

Romania was drawn into the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying orotund with the Netherlands, Turkey, Hungary, Estonia and Andorra. Romania, Turkey and Hungary were expected to struggle it out for second locate behind the Netherlands. They made an impressive beginning with a 2–0 aside win in Estonia followed by a 4–0 winnings at home against minor Andorra and another off win in Turkey ( 1–0 ). After that, Romania was defeated by Netherlands, both at home and away, and managed to secure entirely a draw in Hungary, in between. Romania started the last region of the campaign with a victory at home, against Hungary, but was defeated by Turkey. The last two match days were decisive, with Romania securing its stead in the play-off with two wins, against Andorra and Estonia, while qualification rivals Turkey and Hungary were both defeated by the achiever of the group, the Netherlands. Romania were drawn to play Greece for a target in the World Cup finals, but a 3–1 loss in Greece and a 1–1 home withdraw ended its run .

euro 2016 [edit ]

For the stipulate phase of the Euro 2016 Romania was drawn into Group F along with Greece, Hungary, Finland, Northern Ireland and the Faroe Islands. Romania began its first successful qualification campaign since 2008 with a win over group favourites Greece before following up with a 1–1 draw with Pot 2 extremity Hungary and a 2–0 acquire over Finland. Despite the initial success, Romania decided to share with coach Victor Pițurcă by common consent. Anghel Iordănescu came out of retirement to return to coach Romania for a third base time. Under Iordănescu, Romania was able to follow up with comfortable 2–0 win over surprise force Northern Ireland and, despite a disappoint 1–0 gain over the Faroe Islands and a 0–0 draw in the return plot against Northern Ireland, Romania remained on crown of Group F, one point above Northern Ireland and three points above third-placed Hungary. After a scoreless draw in the pit against Hungary in Budapest, however, the team fell back on the moment locate, one luff behind Northern Ireland and three above Hungary, still placed third base. Following a 1–1 draw clinched in overtime at home against Finland, Romania secured their topographic point at the final tournament in the last game after a confident 3–0 win in the Faroe Islands. Romania finished the qualification group second, one point behind group winners Northern Ireland, completing their beginning successful reservation campaign in eight years undefeated after five wins and five draws. Romania advanced to Euro 2016 and were drawn in the like group as tournament hosts France, Switzerland and Albania. Romania was defeated by France thanks to an 89th-minute hit by Dimitri Payet to cancel out Bogdan Stancu ‘s equalizer as Romania dropped last in Group A. In its moment group match, against Switzerland, another Stancu penalty helped Romania call its beginning distributor point of the tournament after a 1–1 draw. In its last group stage equal, Romania lost 0–1 against Albania to finish last in Group A, with only one luff and two goals scored, both from penalties .

2018 World Cup [edit ]

For the qualification orotund, Romania was drawn in Group E, being in Pot 1 for the inaugural fourth dimension after a hanker time. Romania ‘s two strongest opponents appear to be Denmark and Poland ; its other opponents are Montenegro, Armenia and Kazakhstan. The qualifying crusade started with a 1–1 home draw against Montenegro followed by a thrashing aside victory against Armenia, 0–5. In the adjacent match, Romania recorded another draw ( 0–0 ), against Kazakhstan. The last match played in 2016 was a 0–3 defeat against Poland, with Robert Lewandowski scoring a double. After an uninspiring campaign, Romania ended in the one-fourth target in Group E with 13 points. After 8 of the 10 games, due to lackluster performances, bus Christoph Daum was fired and replaced with a promise new passenger car, Cosmin Contra .

2018–19 Nations League [edit ]

Romania ‘s hapless performance previously meant that the area had to participate in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C, where they were grouped again with Montenegro, aboard neighbor Serbia and minnows Lithuania. Romania managed an acceptable performance, with the team beat Lithuania and Montenegro, but three draws, two against Serbia, meant that Romania was ineffective to gain the top topographic point or a directly playoff ticket. however, when the UEFA revised the format, Romania was officially promoted to 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B .

euro 2020 [edit ]

Romania was drawn in a group including the national teams of Spain, Sweden, and Norway alongside Malta and the Faroe Islands in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying. In the opening game, Romania suffered a 1–2 aside frustration to Sweden. [ 5 ] This was followed by an easy 4–1 victory over the Faroe Islands and a 2–2 attract with Norway in Oslo, two victories over Malta and a 1–2 loss at home to Spain. finally, Romania kept on track by beating Faroe Islands 3–0 away, but it was later followed with a disappointing 1–1 home string to the Norwegians. [ 6 ] This had reduced significantly their chances of automatic qualification, as they had to meet hard Swedish and Spanish sides for the two remaining competitive games. A 0–2 home get the better of to Sweden ensured that Romania would be unable to finish in the automatic reservation places. [ 7 ] Romania finally qualified for the playoff, but their performance cost Cosmin Contra his coaching status, as he was sacked anterior to the playoff. Romania went on to lose 1–2 to Iceland, and was eliminated from UEFA Euro 2020 contention .

World Cup 2022 [edit ]

For the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosted in Qatar, Romania was drawn in UEFA Group J, along with Germany, Armenia, North Macedonia, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. [ 8 ] Romania failed to qualify, finishing in third base in the group .

team trope [edit ]

Kits [edit ]

Romania ‘s kits have been supplied by spanish company Joma from 2015, which replaced Adidas following a three-decade sign. In 2017, the romanian Football Federation announced its first stigmatize identity and a new kit ; the new emblem references the coat of arms of all five romanian provinces with the intention to symbolise the one of Romania. [ 9 ]

Kit history [edit ]

WC 1930–1934 Home[10]

WC 1938 Home[11]

WC 1970 Home

WC 1970 Away
Euro 1984 Home
Euro 1984 Away

WC 1990 Home
WC 1990 Away

1994 Home
1994 Away
1996 Home
1998 Home
1998 Away

2000 Home
2006 Home
2008 Home
2008 Away
2010 Home
2010 Away
2012 Home
2012 Away
2014 Home
2014 Away

home stadium [edit ]

The Romania national team chiefly plays its home games at the Arena Națională in Bucharest, the largest stadium in the state, which was opened in 2011 and has a capacitance of 55,600 seats. The National Stadium is a class 4 venue and hosted the 2012 UEFA Europa League Final and UEFA Euro 2020 matches. other games, including not only friendlies but besides FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship qualifiers, have been played in holocene years at early venues such as the Cluj Arena ( Cluj-Napoca ), the Ion Oblemenco Stadium ( Craiova ), the Steaua Stadium ( Bucharest ), or the smaller Ilie Oană ( Ploiești ) and Dr. Constantin Rădulescu stadiums ( Cluj-Napoca ) .

Romanian national team home stadiums
Arena Națională, Bucharest
Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca
Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, Craiova
Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest

Media coverage [edit ]

Romania ‘s UEFA Nations League games, major tournament qualifiers and friendlies are to be televised on Pro TV up until 2022. between 2008 and 2014, Antena 1 had the rights to broadcast the area ‘s base matches, friendlies and qualifiers. From 2014 to 2018, Romania ‘s modification matches for the European Championship and the World Cup, plus two pre-Euro and one post-Euro friendly match were taken over by TVR. The friendly matches that were not broadcast by TVR were taken over by Pro television receiver. In March 2019, the latter took over all broadcasts of Romania ‘s fixtures from TVR, with the effective air starting in September 2018 .

Results and fixtures [edit ]

2021 [edit ]

Players [edit ]

current team [edit ]

The follow players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Iceland and Liechtenstein on 11 and 14 November 2021 respectively. [ 12 ]
Caps and goals as of 14 November 2021 after the match against Liechtenstein.

holocene call-ups [edit ]

The following players have been called up for the team within the death 12 months .

Notes

INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
COV = Player withdrawn from the squad due to positive COVID-19 test
RET = Player who retired from national team
WD = Player withdrew from the squad

Statistics [edit ]

Most cap players [edit ]

As of 18 November 2020[13]

Players in bold are still active with Romania.

top goalscorers [edit ]

As of 18 November 2020[13]

Players in bold are still active with Romania.

Youngest debutants [edit ]

As of 15 November 2021, the five youngest debutants for Romania are : [ 14 ]

Coaching staff [edit ]

As of November 2021.

Coaching history [edit ]

Below is the fully number of all former coaches for Romania from 1922 onwards : [ 17 ]

competitive record [edit ]

FIFA World Cup [edit ]

Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth target

**Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Darker color indicates win, normal color indicates loss.

UEFA european backing [edit ]

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA Nations League record [edit ]

UEFA Nations League record

Season

Division

Group

2018–19
C
4

6
3
3
0
8
3

32nd

2020–21
B
1

6
2
2
2
8
9

26th

2022–23
B
Future event
Total

25th

summer Olympics [edit ]

football at the Summer Olympics was first played officially in 1908. The Olympiads between 1896 and 1980 was merely open for amateur players. The 1984 and 1988 tournaments were open to players with no appearances in the FIFA World Cup. After the 1988 Olympics, the football event was changed into a tournament for U23 teams, with a maximum of three older players. See Romania Olympic football team for contest records from 1992 until present day .

Host nation(s) – Year

Result

1900 to 1920
Did not enter
–
–
–
–
–
–

1924
Round of 16
1
0
0
1
0
6

1928 to 1948
Did not qualify
–
–
–
–
–
–

1952
Preliminary Round
1
0
0
1
1
2

1956 to 1960
Did not qualify
–
–
–
–
–
–

1964
Quarter-Finals
6
4
1
1
12
6

1968 to 1976
Did not qualify
–
–
–
–
–
–

1980 to 1988
Did not enter
–
–
–
–
–
–

Since 1992
See Romania Olympic football team

Total
3/24
8
4
1
3
13
14

all-time tete-a-tete record [edit ]

Last match updated was against Iceland

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FIFA ranking history [edit ]

The follow is a graph of annually averages of Romania ‘s FIFA ranking. [ 19 ]