Romania national football team
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The Romanian national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.
Romania is one of only four national teams (with Brazil, France, and Belgium) to participate in the first three World Cups. However, they then qualified only once between the 1950 and 1986 editions. Romania then had a solid run through the 1990s, advancing to the second round or better in three consecutive World Cups. The period was highlighted by the 1994 World Cup where Romania, led by Gheorghe Hagi, made the quarterfinals and upset Argentina 3-2 before losing to Sweden on penalty kicks. They also made a splash in Euro 2000, drawing Germany 1-1 and beating England 3-2 to advance past both sides in group play before falling to eventual runners-up Italy in the quarterfinals.
The team has hit a dry spell since 2001, narrowly missing qualifications for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups and also missing out on Euro 2004. Romania will face the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Belarus and Albania in Group G of Euro 2008 qualification.
World Cup record
- 1930 - Round 1
- 1934 - Round 1
- 1938 - Round 1
- 1950 - Did not enter
- 1954 - Did not qualify
- 1958 - Did not qualify
- 1962 - Withdrew
- 1966 - Did not qualify
- 1970 - Round 1
- 1974 to 1986 - Did not qualify
- 1990 - Round 2
- 1994 - Quarterfinals
- 1998 - Round 2
- 2002 - Did not qualify
- 2006 - Did not qualify
European Championship record
- 1960 to 1980 - Did not qualify
- 1984 - Round 1
- 1988 - Did not qualify
- 1992 - Did not qualify
- 1996 - Round 1
- 2000 - Quarterfinals
- 2004 - Did not qualify
Famous players
- Cristian Chivu
- Ilie Dumitrescu
- Gheorghe Hagi
- Adrian Ilie
- Viorel Moldovan
- Adrian Mutu
- Dan Petrescu
- Gheorghe Popescu
- Florin Răducioiu
- Nicolae Dobrin
- Cornel Dinu
- Titus Ozon
- Marius Lăcătuş
- Stefan Dobay
- Dorinel Munteanu
- Mirel Rădoi
External links
- [RomanianSoccer.ro - Romanian National Team Archive]
- [RSSSF archive of results 1922-2003]
- [RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers]
- [RSSSF archive of coaches 1922-1999]
- [Romania greatest performance]
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