FIFA decided to punish Romania after the incidents that occurred at the match with Austria, played in October and won by the tricolors 1-0.
Supporters of the national team Photo/Faceboom National Team
The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) received a fine of 61,000 euros and a sanction that involves the partial closure of the stadium at the next home match.
Thus, in the game with San Marino, the last of the qualification campaign for the World Cup, approximately 15% of the stands will not be able to be used. How the game will be played in Ploiesti, at the stadium Ilie Oanathis means that around 2,200 places will remain empty.
FIFA sanctioned the Romanian Football Federation for “racist or discriminatory behavior of fans, for not applying safety rules, for lighting pyrotechnic materials and for gestures or chants that convey an inappropriate message for a football event”writes Mundo Deportivo.
The main objective of the tricolors
In November, Romania will play the last two matches of the World Cup qualifiers: one away, in Bosnia, and the other at home, in Ploiesti, against San Marino.
The main goal of the team is to finish second in the group, a position that would bring important advantages in the draw of the play-off matches.
However, regardless of the results of these two matches, Romania has already secured the place in the play-offs, thanks to the fact that it won the group in the League of Nations.
Romania’s squad for the matches with Bosnia and San Marino:
porter: Ionuț RADU (Celta de Vigo | Spain, 6/0), Ștefan TÂRNOVANU (FCSB, 3/0), Marian AIOANI (FC Rapid 1923, 0/0);
defense: Andrei RAțIU (Rayo Vallecano | Spain, 34/1), Deian SORESCU (Gaziantep FK | Turkey, 23/0), Virgil GHIȚĂ (Hannover 96 | Germany, 6/1), Bogdan RACOVIȚAN (Raków | Poland, 4/0), Adrian RUS (Universitatea Craiova, 22/1), Lisav EISSAT (Maccabi Haifa | Israel, 1/0), Nicușor BANCU (University Craiova, 49/2), Alexandru CHIPCIU (Cluj University, 48/6);
midfielders: Marius MARIN (Pisa | Italy, 34/0), Vladimir SCRECIU (Universitatea Craiova, 5/0), Răzvan MARIN (AEK Athens | Greece, 70/12), Vlad DRAGOMIR (Paphos | Cyprus, 3/0), Ianis HAGI (Alanyaspor | Turkey, 49/7), Florin TĂNASE (FCSB, 24/5), Darius OLARU (FCSB, 26/0), Dennis MAN (PSV | Netherlands, 41/10), David MICULESCU (FCSB, 5/0), Valentin MIHĂILĂ (Caykur Rizespor | Turkey, 32/5), Ștefan BAIARAM (Universitatea Craiova, 1/0), Claudiu PETRILA (FC Rapid 1923, 1/0);
ATTACKERS: Denis DRĂGUȘ (Eyüpspor | Turkey, 26/7), Daniel BÎRLIGEA (FCSB, 5/1), Louis MUNTEANU (CFR Cluj, 3/1).
