Romania Euro 2024: Squad, Schedule, and Latest Updates

Romania may be a surprise entry at this year’s Euro 2024, but they highly deserved it. They had a stellar qualifying window and are ready to show everyone what they can do. The Tricolorii are no strangers to the European Championship. They have been here before, but have only once advanced to the knockout stage. Will they be able to do so again?

Team Info

Romania is a footballing nation through and through. They know how to play at big tournaments and you can’t ever count them out. They haven’t won any significant medals yet, but play a competitive style of football and are a fun team to have around.

Element	Explanation
Full Team Name	Romania
Founded	1909
Association	Federația Română de Fotbal
Head Coach	Edward Iordănescu
Captain	Nicolae Stanciu
Most Caps	Dorinel Munteanu (134)
Top Scorer	Adrian Mutu, Gheorghe Hagi (35)
FIFA Ranking	46

Current Squad

Coach, Edward Iordănescu does not really have big stars in his team. But the Tricolorii are a team comprised of exceptionally talented players who play as a team. If you want to go into details, our Euro 2024 expert insights might be the right place.

Squad List

Goalkeepers: Florin Niță (Gaziantep), Horațiu Moldovan (Atletico Madrid), Ștefan Târnovanu (FCBS), Răzvan Sava (CFR Cluj).
Defenders: Nicușor Bancu (Universitatea Craiova), Andrei Burcă (Al-Okhdood), Ionuț Nedelcearu (Palermo), Adrian Rus (Pafos), Andrei Rațiu (Rayo Vallecano), Radu Drăgușin (Tottenham Hotspur), Vasile Mogoș (CFR Cluj), Bogdan Racovițan (Raków Częstochowa).
Midfielders: Nicolae Stanciu (Damac), Răzvan Marin (Empoli), Alexandru Cicâldău (Konyaspor), Ianis Hagi (Alaves), Dennis Man (Parma), Valentin Mihăilă (Parma), Marius Marin (Pisa), Darius Olaru (FCSB), Deian Sorescu (Gaziantep), Florinel Coman (FCSB), Adrian Șut (FCSB), Constantin Grameni (Farul Constanța).
Forwards: George Pușcaș (Bari), Denis Alibec (Muaither), Denis Drăguș (Gaziantep), Daniel Bîrligea (CFR Cluj).

Team Statistics (qualifiers)

Romania surprised everyone by topping Group I in the qualifiers. They ranked above Switzerland, which is an exceptional feat, and Isreal. More so, they have done it without a single defeat.

Element	Explanation
Matches Played	10
Wins	6
Draws	4
Losses	0
Goals Scored	16
Goals Conceded	5

Recent Match Results

Romania hasn’t lost a single game during the qualifiers. They actually went 12 games undefeated before losing to Colombia by 3:2 in a friendly match. Their most recent friendly game played versus Bulgaria ended in a 0:0 draw.

Key Players

It is hard to say who the best player in the team is as Romania garners a team approach without many stars. Most of the players in their roster either play in Italy or the domestic Romanian league.

Player Profiles

Romania’s captain and one of their star players is Nicolae Stanciu. He may have left Europe and played in various Asian leagues, but he has never lost his touch for scoring goals when it comes to the national side. He led Romania with three goals in the qualifiers.

Alongside him, an important piece in the defence is Radu Drăgușin. Romania has a very sturdy defence and at the very top of it is the newest Spurs man. Before transferring to the Premier League, he was one of the best defenders of Serie A and promises to be a rock in the defence of the Romania Euro 2024 squad.

Euro 2024 Schedule

Romania’s will be starting the competition with a very interesting matchup against Ukraine in Group E.

Latest News

Many say that the Euro 2024 Romania team does not come as nearly close as the golden generation from the 90s. Yet, most of them also believe that they have the capacity to overshadow that generation. With a fairly easier group, they have a chance to qualify for the next stage, after that anyone can win in a one-game battle.

Tactical Analysis

Edward Iordănescu is a coach who helped Romania get back to the Euros. After missing out on the previous European Championship, the Tricolorii are right there where they need to be. To achieve that, he created a very sturdy team with defence being the main factor. The Romanian team has conceded only five goals during the qualifiers, allowing them to create offence by protecting their goal first and thriving from there.

Playing Style and Formation

With a defensive mindset, you will often see Romania play in a 4-5-1 formation, which they utilised against Switzerland. However, they are no strangers in disposing of an offensive 4-2-3-1 system as well. Depending on the matchup, Iordănescu is probably going to switch between the two.

Team History

Football fanatics probably remember the Romanian team that reigned supreme during the 90s. Gheorghe Hagi was the leader of the team with Dorinel Munteanu and Gheorghe Popescu. After those players retired, Romania was not able to get back to its glory days, but with this team, good times are ahead.

Overview

Romania has played at five Euros so far, with the 2024 Euro being their sixth overall entry. At the same time, they participated in seven World Cups so far. Unfortunately, they haven’t been able to qualify since 1998.

Achievements and Honors

It seems that recently, Romania was able to get to the European Championship much easier than the World Cup. They haven’t had much success at either of them, with the quarterfinals of the 1994 World Cup being the highlight.

European Championship success:

Quarterfinals in 2000

World Cup success:

Quarterfinals in 1994

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