Gheorghe Popescu said that luck smiled on the Romanian national team in the draw for the preliminary round of the European Championship 2024. The ex-captain of the first national team believes that the tricolor will not be an excuse if they do not go to the final tournament in Germany.
“If we had chosen a group like that, we wouldn’t have been so inspired. We are lucky. If we can’t qualify from here, then this generation should be forgotten. We have a chance to reach the final tournament. I believe that the favorites for 1-2 places are us and Switzerland.
I hope that the poor run in the Nations League was a fluke, that we learned a lot from that situation and we will see the results in this EURO qualifying campaign.
The schedule doesn’t matter, in any case we have to play the teams in the group, both at home and away. The main thing is to start well, a good result at the beginning of the campaign adds confidence, then keep a positive tone and score more points as soon as possible.
Dots are placed at the beginning. As games go, everyone expects you to recover in time if you lose a game. No, the dots are placed at the beginning” – George Popescuon Prima TV.
According to the draw held in Frankfurt, the Romanian national team will enter Group I of the EURO 2024 preliminary tournament. “Tricolor” will meet with Switzerland, Israel, Kosovo, Belarus and Andorra.
- Presentations of Romania’s opponents from the previous round of EURO-2024
When will the qualifying matches for EURO 2024 take place
The matches of the EURO 2024 qualifying tournament will take place between March and November 2023, and 20 qualification matches will be determined.
A further 3 representative teams will earn a place in the final tournament following the Nations League play-offs in March 2024.
First stage: March 23-25, 2023
II stage: March 26-28, 2023
III stage: June 16-17, 2023
IV stage: June 19-20, 2023
Stage V: September 7-9, 2023
VI stage: September 10-12, 2023
VII stage: October 12-14, 2023
VIII stage: October 15-17, 2023
IX stage: October 16-18, 2023
Stage X: November 19-21, 2023.
The final tournament of EURO 2024 will be held from June 14 to July 14, 2024.
Source: Hot News RO
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