​Edi Jordenescu received not too pleasant news before the matches with Israel and Switzerland in the framework of the qualifying tournament for Euro-2024: Daniel Birlighea was injured and left the training camp in Mogosoa.

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Daniel Birlighea was injured, but Edi Iordenescu was not called up as a substitute

After a medical examination carried out by the medical staff, it turned out that the attacker, registered at the CFR Cluj, has a muscle injury, and his recovery is not possible in time for the decisive “double” to reach the final tournament in Germany.

It was Birlighea’s second call-up to the first team of Romania. Made his debut in the match against Andorra, score 4:0.

According to FRF, Edi Yordenescu has decided not to call anyone else into the team and will rely on Denis Draguš, George Puskas, Denis Alibek and Florin Tenase in attack.

Know:

• The match between Israel and Romania will take place on Saturday (November 18) at 21:45 at Pancho Stadium (Felchut / Hungary). The match will be broadcast on Prima TV.

• Romania vs Switzerland will be played on Tuesday (November 21) at 21:45 at the National Arena in Bucharest. Live broadcast of the match on Antenna 1.

• Both games will be broadcast in LiveBLOG format on HotNews.ro.

The team called up by Edi Iordenescu for the “double” with Israel and Switzerland in the preliminary matches of EURO-2024

Andres Dumitrescu and Andrey Artean were called up to the national team for the first time.

GOALKEEPERS: Horatiu MOLDOVAN (FC “Rapid 1923”, 7/0), Florin NICE (“Gaziantep” | Turkey, 19/0), Ionuts RADU (“Bournemouth” | England, 4/0);

DEFENDERS: Andrey RATIU (Rayo Vallecano | Spain, 13/1), Vasile MOHOSH (CFR Cluj, 4/0), Radu DRGUSHIN (Genoa | Italy, 11/0), Andrey BURKA (Al-Ohdud | Saudi Arabia, 23/1) , Adrian RUS (Paphos | Cyprus, 18/1), Bohdan RAKOVISHAN (Rakiv | Poland, 0/0), Nikushor BANKYU (University of Craiova, 32/2), Andres DUMITRESKU (Slavia Prague | Czech Republic, 0/0);

MEDIATORS: Marius MARIN (Pisa | Italy, 13/0), Vladimir SHRECHIU (University of Craiova, 3/0), Andrey ARTEAN (Farul Konstanza, 0/0), Rezvan MARIN (Empoli | Italy, 50/3), Aleksandr CIKALDU (Konyaspor ) | Turkey, 33/4), Nicolae STANCHIU (Damac | Saudi Arabia, 64/14), Darius OLARU (FCSB, 14/0), Olimpiu MORUSHAN (Ankaraguju | Turkey, 13/1), Marius ŠTEFENSKU (Sepsi OSK, 2) /0), Janis Hagi (Deportivo Alaves | Spain, 29/3), Valentin Michile (Parma | Italy, 16/4), Florinel KOMAN (FCSB, 10/1);

ATTACKERS: Florin Tenase (Al-Ohdud | Saudi Arabia, 17/2), Denis DRUGUS (Gaziantep | Turkey, 6/2), George PUKAS (Genoa | Italy, 38/10), Denis ALIBEK (Muayter | Qatar, 35/4) .

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EURO 2024 preliminary matches, group I standings

1. Romania (goal difference 13-4) 16 points/ 8 matches

2. Switzerland (20-8) 15 / 7 matches

3. Israel (7-8) 11 / 7

4. Kosovo (9-8) 10 / 8 matches

5. Belarus (7-14) 6 / 8 matches

6. Andorra (3-17) 2 / 8 matches.

* The top two teams will advance to the final tournament next summer (June 14-July 14), which will be hosted by Germany.

*In case of a tie, the tiebreaker is determined by the results of direct matches.

Romania in the preliminary tournament of EURO 2024, which broadcasts every match of the tricolor

*All previous matches of Romania will be published in LiveBlog on HotNews.ro.

25 March 2023: Andorra – Romania 0-2

March 28, 2023: Romania – Belarus 2-1

June 6, 2023: Kosovo – Romania 0-0

June 19, 2023: Switzerland – Romania 2-2

September 9, 2023: Romania – Israel 1-1

September 12, 2023: Romania – Kosovo 2:0

October 12, 2023: Belarus – Romania 0-0

October 15, 2023 – 21:45 Romania – Andorra 4-0

November 18, 2023 – 21:45 Israel – Romania / Prima TV

November 21, 2023 – 21:45 Romania – Switzerland / Antenna 1.