The is the national
Football team of
Romania and is controlled by the
Romanian Football Federation . Romania was one of only four countries (with
Brazil ,
France , and
Belgium ) to participate in the first three World Cups. But they qualified only once between the
1950 and
1986 editions. Romania then had a solid run through the
1990s , advancing to Round 2 or better in three consecutive World Cups. The period was highlighted by the
1994 World Cup where Romania, led by
Gheorghe Hagi , made the quarterfinals and upset
Argentina 3-2 before losing to
Sweden on penalty kicks. They also made a splash in
Euro 2000 , drawing
Germany 1-1 and beating
England 3-2 to advance past both sides in group play before falling to eventual runners-up
Italy in the quarterfinals.
The team has hit a dry spell since
2001 , narrowly missing qualifications for the
2002 and
2006 World Cups and also missing out on
Euro 2004 . Romania will face
Holland ,
Bulgaria ,
Slovenia , and
Albania in Group G of
Euro 2008 qualification.
- 1930 - Round 1
- 1934 - Round 1
- 1938 - Round 1
- 1950 - ''Did not enter''
- 1954 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1958 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1962 - ''Withdrew''
- 1966 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1970 - Round 1
- 1974 to 1986 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1990 - Round 2
- 1994 - Quarterfinals
- 1998 - Round 2
- 2002 - ''Did not qualify''
- 2006 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1960 to 1980 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1984 - Round 1
- 1988 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1992 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1996 - Round 1
- 2000 - Quarterfinals
- 2004 - ''Did not qualify''
