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Romania (2026)

România

Matches: 7; 7 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 1-1-5; 1 W · 1 D · 5 L
Goals: 6; 17 against
Goal difference: -11

General Information

Federaţia Română de Fotbal

Founded: 1909
FIFA entry: 1923
Average height in 2026: 1.83 m
Average age in 2026: 26.8 years
Confederation: United European Football Association (UEFA)
Continent: Europe
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Mircea Lucescu(Coach)

Date of birth: 29 July 1945
Died: 7 April 2026
Place of birth: București, Romania
Height: 1.77 m
Matches: 1 (1 official · 0 friendlies)

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Ionel Gane(Coach)

Date of birth: 12 October 1971
Place of birth: Drănic, Romania
Height: 1.82 m
Matches: 1 (0 official · 1 friendly)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Gheorghe Hagi(Coach)

Date of birth: 5 February 1965
Place of birth: Săcele, Romania
Height: 1.73 m
Matches: 5 (3 official · 2 friendlies)

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Players of Romania in 2026

40 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers4
Ionuț Radu	28 May 1997	Goalkeeper	Celta Vigo	4	0	0
Otto Hindrich	5 August 2002	Goalkeeper	Legia Warszawa	2	1	0
Marian Aioani	7 November 1999	Goalkeeper	Rapid Bucureşti	1	1	0
Ștefan Târnovanu	9 May 2000	Goalkeeper	FCSB Bucureşti	0	1	0
Defenders13
Radu Drăgușin	3 February 2002	Centre Back	AC Fiorentina	5	0	0
Nicușor Bancu	18 September 1992	Left Back	CSU Craiova	4	0	0
Virgil Ghiță	4 June 1998	Centre Back	Hannover 96	4	0	0
Andrei Rațiu	20 June 1998	Right Back	Rayo Vallecano Madrid	4	0	0
Andrei Coubiș	29 September 2003	Centre Back	Lincoln City	3	2	0
Andrei Burcă	15 April 1993	Centre Back	Yunnan Yukun	3	0	0
Lisav Eissat	13 January 2005	Centre Back	Bristol City	2	1	0
Matei Ilie	11 December 2002	Centre Back	Kasımpaşa SK	2	1	0
Andrei Borza	12 November 2005	Left Back	Çorum FK	1	2	0
Tony Strata	7 September 2004	Right Back	Vitória Guimarães	0	2	0
Adrian Rus	18 March 1996	Centre Back	CSU Craiova	0	1	1
Mihai Popescu	7 May 1993	Centre Back	FCSB Bucureşti	0	1	0
Bogdan Racovițan	6 June 2000	Centre Back	Raków Częstochowa	0	1	0
Midfielders14
Vlad Dragomir	24 April 1999	Centre Midfielder	Pafos FC	4	1	0
Ianis Hagi	22 October 1998	Attacking Midfielder	Alanyaspor	4	1	0
Răzvan Marin	23 May 1996	Centre Midfielder	AEK Athinon	4	1	0
Nicolae Stanciu	7 May 1993	Attacking Midfielder	Dalian Yingbo	3	2	0
Tudor Băluță	27 March 1999	Defensive Midfielder	CSU Craiova	3	1	0
Vladimir Screciu	13 January 2000	Defensive Midfielder	CSU Craiova	2	2	0
Darius Olaru	3 March 1998	Centre Midfielder	Union Saint-Gilloise	2	0	0
Olimpiu Moruțan	25 April 1999	Attacking Midfielder	Rapid Bucureşti	1	2	0
Florin Tănase	30 December 1994	Attacking Midfielder	Omonia Lefkosias	1	2	0
Deian Sorescu	29 August 1997	Right Midfielder	Gaziantep FK	1	1	0
David Matei	19 July 2006	Centre Midfielder	CSU Craiova	0	3	0
Alexandru Cicâldău	8 July 1997	Centre Midfielder	CSU Craiova	0	2	1
Cătălin Cîrjan	1 December 2002	Centre Midfielder	Dinamo Bucureşti	0	2	0
Marius Marin	30 August 1998	Centre Midfielder	Al-Nasr Dubai	0	1	0
Forwards9
Valentin Mihăilă	2 February 2000	Left Winger	Çaykur Rizespor	4	2	0
Daniel Bîrligea	19 April 2000	Centre Forward	Frosinone Calcio	4	0	1
Dennis Man	26 August 1998	Right Winger	PSV Eindhoven	4	0	1
Louis Munteanu	16 June 2002	Centre Forward	Washington DC United	2	2	1
Ștefan Baiaram	31 December 2002	Right Winger	CSU Craiova	2	2	0
Florinel Coman	10 April 1998	Left Winger	Al-Gharrafa SC	1	1	1
Alex Dobre	30 August 1998	Left Winger	Rapid Bucureşti	0	2	0
David Miculescu	2 May 2001	Right Winger	FCSB Bucureşti	0	2	0
Denis Drăguș	6 July 1999	Centre Forward	FCSB Bucureşti	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Romania in 2026

7 matches

2 Oct 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 4 · Narodowy StadionAvs.PolandMatch report: Poland vs. Romania 6–0Defeat
28 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 4 · Arena NaționalăHvs.Bosnia & HerzegovinaMatch report: Romania vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina 2–4Defeat
25 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 4 · NationalarenanAvs.SwedenMatch report: Sweden vs. Romania 2–1Defeat
6 Jun 2026Friendly · Stadionul SteauaHvs.WalesMatch report: Romania vs. Wales 2–1Win
2 Jun 2026Friendly · Mikheil Meskhi StadiumAvs.GeorgiaMatch report: Georgia vs. Romania 1–1Draw
31 Mar 2026Friendly · Tehelné poleAvs.SlovakiaMatch report: Slovakia vs. Romania 2–0Defeat
26 Mar 2026World Cup 2026 · Play-Off Semi-Finals · Beşiktaş StadyumuAvs.TurkeyMatch report: Turkey vs. Romania 1–0Defeat

Match Progress for Romania

1 W · 1 D · 5 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Romania

86 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Greece	23	9	7	7	30
Israel	21	10	6	5	32
Poland	18	5	7	6	20
Spain	18	5	6	7	19
Cyprus	17	13	3	1	45
Turkey	17	9	3	5	28
Switzerland	15	6	5	4	19
Yugoslavia	15	6	1	8	22
Czechoslovakia	15	2	2	11	10
Bulgaria	14	6	4	4	17
Hungary	14	5	7	2	18
Lithuania	13	12	0	1	23
Norway	13	3	7	3	14
Italy	13	2	4	7	8
Netherlands	12	1	1	10	3
Albania	11	8	2	1	26
Finland	11	7	4	0	23
Denmark	11	4	4	3	18
Slovakia	10	4	5	1	16
Portugal	10	4	2	4	9
Belgium	10	3	2	5	11
France	10	0	5	5	6
Georgia	9	6	2	1	21
Bosnia & Herzegovina	9	4	0	5	16
England	9	3	4	2	9
Slovenia	9	3	3	3	14
Austria	9	3	3	3	11
Northern Ireland	9	2	4	3	9
Faroe Islands	8	8	0	0	26
Sweden	8	3	1	4	9
Liechtenstein	7	6	1	0	30
Armenia	7	5	1	1	15
North Macedonia	7	5	1	1	14
Belarus	7	4	3	0	15
Ukraine	7	4	0	3	17
Egypt	7	3	2	2	10
East Germany	7	2	2	3	9
Montenegro	7	2	2	3	6
Germany	7	1	2	4	10
Andorra	6	6	0	0	21
Luxembourg	6	6	0	0	21
Moldova	6	6	0	0	19
Scotland	6	2	2	2	6
San Marino	5	5	0	0	22
Iceland	5	3	1	1	11
Algeria	5	1	2	2	7
Ireland	5	1	1	3	2
Azerbaijan	4	4	0	0	12
Kosovo	4	3	1	0	8
Wales	4	3	0	1	9
Soviet Union	4	3	0	1	6
Colombia	4	2	1	1	6
USA	4	2	1	1	4
Argentina	4	1	2	1	4
Serbia	4	0	2	2	4
Croatia	4	0	0	4	1
Chile	3	3	0	0	9
Estonia	3	3	0	0	6
Latvia	3	3	0	0	5
Japan	3	2	1	0	8
Peru	3	2	0	1	5
Russia	3	1	0	2	5
Mexico	3	1	0	2	3
Uruguay	3	0	1	2	1
Brazil	3	0	0	3	2
China	2	2	0	0	5
Malta	2	2	0	0	5
Nigeria	2	2	0	0	5
Kazakhstan	2	1	1	0	3
Paraguay	2	1	0	1	3
Czechia	2	1	0	1	2
Iraq	2	0	2	0	1
Cuba	2	0	1	1	4
Trinidad & Tobago	1	1	0	0	4
Turkmenistan	1	1	0	0	4
Australia	1	1	0	0	3
Bolivia	1	1	0	0	3
Honduras	1	1	0	0	3
South Korea	1	1	0	0	2
DR Congo	1	0	1	0	1
Tunisia	1	0	1	0	1
Cameroon	1	0	0	1	1
United Arab Emirates	1	0	0	1	1
Ivory Coast	1	0	0	1	1
Canada	1	0	0	1	0
Ecuador	1	0	0	1	0
Total	580	266	139	175	917

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Romania

Games Total: 168
Goals: 295
Goals Against: 195
Games W/D/L: 84/33/51
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.76
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.16

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 18; Gheorghe Hagi
Most Matches: 44; Dorinel Munteanu
Most Yellow Cards: 9; Adrian Mutu
Most Red Cards: 1; Sorin Ghionea

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Romania

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Munteanu, Dorinel	Centre Midfielder	1991–2007	133	123	10	16	2	13	0	0
2	Hagi, Gheorghe	Attacking Midfielder	1983–2000	124	121	3	35	7	15	1	4
3	Popescu, Gheorghe	Centre Back	1988–2003	115	114	1	16	0	17	0	0
4	Raţ, Răzvan	Left Back	2000–2016	109	105	4	2	13	17	0	0
5	Bölöni, László	Centre Midfielder	1975–1988	106	102	4	23	1	6	0	0
6	Petrescu, Dan	Right Back	1989–2000	95	94	1	12	0	9	0	0
7	Stelea, Bogdan	Goalkeeper	1988–2005	91	83	8	0	0	2	0	1
8	Stanciu, Nicolae	Attacking Midfielder	2013–2026	89	76	13	15	10	12	0	0
9	Klein, Michael	Left Back	1981–1991	89	82	7	5	0	5	0	1
10	Lăcătuş, Marius	Secondary striker	1984–1998	83	66	17	13	0	14	0	1
11	Rednic, Mircea	Right Back	1981–2000	83	78	5	2	0	2	0	1
12	Lobonţ, Bogdan	Goalkeeper	1998–2018	82	75	7	0	0	2	0	0
13	Marin, Răzvan	Centre Midfielder	2016–2026	77	69	8	12	11	10	0	0
14	Chiricheş, Vlad	Defensive Midfielder	2011–2025	77	75	2	0	6	8	0	0
15	Lung, Silviu	Goalkeeper	1979–1993	76	69	7	0	0	4	0	0
16	Lupescu, Ioan	Centre Midfielder	1988–2000	74	60	14	6	0	6	1	0
17	Dinu, Cornel	Sweeper	1968–1981	74	74	0	5	0	7	0	0
18	Mutu, Adrian	Centre Forward	2000–2013	73	65	8	32	7	16	0	0
19	Cămătaru, Rodion	Centre Forward	1978–1990	73	69	4	21	0	3	0	0
20	Tătăruşanu, Ciprian	Goalkeeper	2010–2020	73	71	2	0	0	4	0	0
21	Chivu, Cristian	Centre Back	1999–2010	72	69	3	3	0	11	0	1
22	Moldovan, Viorel	Centre Forward	1993–2005	70	55	15	25	1	4	0	0
23	Lucescu, Mircea	Right Winger	1966–1979	70	67	3	8	0	0	0	0
24	Contra, Cosmin	Right Back	1996–2010	68	60	8	7	0	16	0	0
25	Gâlcă, Constantin	Centre Midfielder	1993–2005	68	54	14	4	0	7	0	0
26	Balaci, Ilie	Attacking Midfielder	1974–1986	67	45	22	8	0	6	0	1
27	Marica, Ciprian	Secondary striker	2003–2014	65	54	11	23	7	5	1	0
28	Iordănescu, Anghel	Centre Forward	1971–1981	64	57	7	26	0	2	0	0
29	Ştefănescu, Costică	Centre Back	1977–1985	64	61	3	0	0	7	0	1
30	Rădoi, Mirel	Defensive Midfielder	2000–2010	63	60	3	2	0	6	0	0
31	Dumitrescu, Ilie	Attacking Midfielder	1989–1998	62	46	16	20	3	6	0	0
32	Tamaş, Gabriel	Centre Back	2003–2018	61	54	7	3	0	10	1	1
33	Răducanu, Necula	Goalkeeper	1967–1978	61	58	3	0	0	1	0	0
34	Dumitru, Ion	Defensive Midfielder	1970–1980	57	56	1	12	0	3	0	0
35	Torje, Gabriel	Right Winger	2010–2017	56	40	16	11	12	9	0	0
36	Mateuţ, Dorin	Attacking Midfielder	1984–1991	56	41	15	10	0	0	0	0
37	Hagi, Ianis	Attacking Midfielder	2018–2026	56	28	28	8	8	7	0	0
38	Ungureanu, Nicolae	Left Back	1981–1989	56	52	4	1	0	4	0	0
39	Ilie, Adrian	Left Winger	1993–2005	55	48	7	13	2	14	0	0
40	Sabău, Ioan	Centre Midfielder	1988–2001	55	51	4	8	2	4	0	0
41	Maxim, Alexandru	Attacking Midfielder	2012–2022	55	28	27	6	9	7	0	0
42	Goian, Dorin	Centre Back	2005–2014	55	44	11	5	1	13	0	0
43	Belodedici, Miodrag	Centre Back	1984–2000	55	53	2	5	0	2	1	0
44	Andone, Ioan	Centre Back	1981–1990	55	40	15	2	0	5	0	0
45	Bancu, Nicușor	Left Back	2017–2026	54	50	4	2	10	16	0	0
46	Prodan, Daniel	Centre Back	1993–2001	54	50	4	1	0	6	0	0
47	Stancu, Bogdan	Centre Forward	2010–2017	52	43	9	14	5	3	0	0
48	Filipescu, Iulian	Centre Back	1996–2003	52	45	7	1	0	9	1	0
49	Chipciu, Alexandru	Right Midfielder	2011–2025	50	35	15	6	9	12	1	0
50	Petre, Florentin	Right Midfielder	1998–2009	49	37	12	6	4	3	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Romania

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Raţ, Răzvan	Marica, Ciprian	2007–2012	6	26
2	Hagi, Gheorghe	Răducioiu, Florin	1994–1996	4	18
3	Torje, Gabriel	Stancu, Bogdan	2012–2013	3	21
4	Grigore, Dragoş	Keserü, Claudiu	2016–2019	3	23
5	Bancu, Nicușor	Man, Dennis	2019–2025	3	25
6	Hagi, Ianis	Marin, Răzvan	2023–2024	3	25
7	Dumitrescu, Ilie	Hagi, Gheorghe	1994	2	6
8	Ilie, Adrian	Moldovan, Viorel	1998–2000	2	8
9	Petre, Florentin	Mutu, Adrian	2006	2	6
10	Marica, Ciprian	Dică, Nicolae	2007	2	33

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 238 of 873 goals.