Romania

Romania is a country in eastern Europe. It borders Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine, Moldova and Bulgaria. Romania is near the Black Sea.

Ben and Toad's Contest
Romania will host the Ben and Toad's Contest opening ceremony during season 8. Notable contestants that is not attending Romania include Justyna Kowalczyk and Vita Semerenko.

Sports
Romania's most popular sport is football. The Romania national football team qualified for the FIFA World Cup seven times; from the first in 1930 to 1938, 1970 and 1990 to 1998. Their best result was the quarterfinals in 1994, where in the round of 16 they upset soccer powerhouse and defending finalists Argentina.

Simona Halep reached number two on the WTA rankings, on August 11, just after the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Notable Romanian tennis players include Irina Begu, Sorana Cirstea, Victor Hanescu, Andrei Pavel, Irina Spirlea and Monica Niculescu. Unfortunately Romania made the playoffs; but came very close to qualifying for their first ever World Cup since 1998; for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.