Romania national football team

The Romania national football team represent Romania in men's football. The 2014 FIFA World Cup real qualification was a resurgence for Romanian football, finishing second in Group D qualifying behind eventual third placed team Netherlands.

2014 World Cup: Resurgence
Drawn in a group with the Netherlands, Romania, Hungary and Turkey chose to battle out for second. They finished second in the group with 19 points and made the playoffs against Greece. The playoffs gave them a chance to qualify for their first World Cup since 1998.

They lost 3-1 to Greece on aggregate, meaning that the 2014 World Cup qualification was a resurgence for Romania.

Euro 2016
Romania's resurgence in 2014 World Cup qualification meant that the team was one of the favourites to qualify.

Romania is in a good spot for Euro 2016 despite Greece's major struggles with form.