After a tricky course in the qualification campaign at the 2026 World Cup, the national of Romania plays this evening “The Truth Match”. Against the favorite of the group, Austria, a team in the best form, with 5 victories in 5 games, the tricolors have the chance to repair their morale, to see where they are at the present time, but also to take an important step to the 2nd place, which leads to the dam for the World Cup.
Vlad Dragomir, safe evolution against the Austrians. Photo frf.ro
Romania – Austria 0-0 (break)
UPDATE 10.34. The referee ends a half in which Austria moved on the offensive phase. Even though no team managed to send any shot on the opponent’s gate, our boys were more insistent. The guests do not kill themselves with nature on the national arena.
UPDATE 10.23. The guests send the first shot to the Romanian Gate, in the 37th minute of the match. The ball goes into the lawn.
UPDATE 10.07. The Austrians have possession, but without approaching Ionuț Radu’s gate. The tricolors were dangerous on the occasion of Mihăilă and the shot of Andrei Rațiu.
Tricolors, expect fans to make a big match. Photo gsp.ro
UPDATE 21.54. Romania is playing casually, Mihăilă has the first dangerous action, but the ball passes a little next to it.
UPDATE 21.46. The hymns of the two bands have been played, and the referee starts the match, in front of 40,000 fans, which create a beautiful atmosphere. Bafta, tricolors!
UPDATE 21.35. “Austria a strong team, with an extraordinary moral. They received help with us, with Cyprus, with Bosnia. That’s how things are going on for many years, I know what the interests of some are going to. Now we want to give everything to win and make a satisfaction to the fans, “said Mircea Lucescu Before the match, in the conditions in which Romania did not count in the tour match, concluded 2-1.
UPDATE 21.20. The tricolors went out for heating, in the briefing’s cheers. “Applause for the generation of soul. It is the generation that unites us. Come on, Romania! ”, He heard at the stadium amplification station.
UPDATE 21.00. The first 11 of Austria: Schlager – Posch, Alaba, Lienhart, Mwene – Laimer, Seiwald – Schmid, Baumgartner, Sabitzer – Gregoritsch.
At the beginning of the match, Romania starts from the 4th place, being exceeded a few hours ago and by the selected Cyprus, 4-0 winner in front of San Marino. To hope for the second position, the national team has two scenarios. One in which to defeat Austria, Bosnia and San Marino (would make 16 points) and Bosnia not to win with Austria (would accumulate 14 points). There is also the option in which the tricolors make equal to Austria, to beat Bosnia and San Marino (they would reach 14 points) and Bosnia to lose with Austria (they would remain with 13 points).
The national team has the place at the March dam next year anyway. Due to the course of the League of Nations, the tricolors will arrive at the dam, but will be in the last ballot box at the draw. If they go to the dam after occupying the 2nd place in the group, then they would be in one of the first two ballot boxes.
We attack with Bîrliga, Man, Hagi and Mihăilă
More than an hour before the start of the match, Mircea Lucescu officially announced the team with which he will approach the meeting. Ianis Hagi convinced the coach that he deserves to be a holder, thanks to the evolution of the match with Moldova (2-1), but not Olimpiu Moruțan, about the only tricolor with glitter in the group of our band.
Here is the team of Romania: I. Radu – Rațiu, M. Popescu, Burcă, Chipciu – V. Dragomir, M. Marin – Man, Hagi, Mihăilă – Bîrliga. Reserves: Târnovanu, Sava – Eissat, Ghiță, Baiaram, Ciubotaru, Screciu, L. Munteanu, R. Marin, Tănase, Moruțan, Şut.
At the center will be Davide Massa, which will be helped by assistants Filippo Meli and Stefano Alassio. The Italian last arbitrated us in November 2023, when we defeated Switzerland in Bucharest and won the qualification group at Euro 2024.
The match starts at 21.45, is televised by Antena 1 and can be watched in live text format on truth.ro.
The anthem of Romania will be interpreted at the match on the National Arena by Teodor Ilincăi, one of the most well -known and appreciated soloists of his generation. About 40,000 spectators are expected at the match.
The program of the last stages of the preliminaries CM 2026, Group H
October 12
San Marino-Cyprus 0-4
21:45 – Romania – Austria
November 15
19:00 – Cyprus – Austria
21:45 – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Romania
November 18
21:45 – Austria – Bosnia and Herzegovina
21:45 – Romania – San Marino
