​Romania will play two warm-up games against Northern Ireland (March 22) and Colombia (March 26) in March, and coach Edi Iordenescu has responded to those who suggested Alexandru Mitrica for the national team.

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Edi Iordenescu does not rule out that Mitrice will be part of the Romanian national team at EURO 2024

Edi Iordenescu has named Romania’s squad for the matches against Northern Ireland and Colombia, with the only change being Raul Oprut, who has replaced the injured Nikušor Banku.

Despite scoring 12 goals and providing 11 assists for Craiova University this season, Alexandru Mitrice was not called up by coach Edi Iordenescu for the double and the Tricolors technician was criticized for it.

On Thursday, Iordanescu held a press conference, and one of the questions he received was about the situation of Alexandru Mitrica.

“The national team is open to players with potential, Alex Mitrice was in the first team. I have always seen a lot of quality in him, he is a very talented player.

Perhaps not being as competitive as he could have been, I think, with a more competitive mindset prevented him from achieving even greater results at the clubs he was at.

But with all due respect, I don’t think this is the time to talk about other players. Yes, I had a discussion with him because I’m a coach who communicates and the whole time the choices were not based on pride or resentment.

Whoever says that the players who are not in the squad now have no chance to get to the EURO, is wrong. Everyone has an open door, it’s not a cliché, it’s a reality. We have certain positions where we are on the edge, where we have one, maximum two solutions. Therefore, anything can happen at any moment.

Whoever opens the door to the national team, I cannot deprive a player of the right to represent his country, but he has to prove that he is valuable, that he is fit and that he can fit into the group.

It is true that the train is moving now, it is no longer at the station, it is going fast, so it is necessary to make great efforts, to prove very important things, so that it can jump off the road. – said Edi Iordanescu, reports FRF TV.

Romania group for friendlies with Northern Ireland and Colombia

doorman

Horatio MOLDOVAN (Atletico Madrid | Spain, 9/0), Florin NIG (Gaziantep | Turkey, 19/0), Stefan TIARNOVANU (FCSB, 1/0), Marian IOANI (FC Rapid 1923, 0/0);

protection

Andrey RAYU (Rayo Vallecano | Spain, 15/1), Christian MANEA (CFR Cluj, 24/2), Vasile MOHOSH (CFR Cluj, 4/0), Andrey BURTS (Al-Ohdud | Saudi Arabia, 25/1), Radu DRGUSHIN (Tottenham | England, 13/0), Adrian RUS (Paphos | Cyprus, 19/1), Jonuts NEDELTSYARU (Palermo | Italy, 25/2), Bohdan RATSOVYAN (Rakiv | Poland, 0/0), Raul Oprut (AFK Hermannstadt, 3/0), Deyan SORESKU (Gaziantep | Turkey, 14/0);

midfielders

Nikolae STANKIU (Damak | Saudi Arabia, 66/14), Marius MARIN (Pisa | Italy, 15/0), Alexandru CIKALDU (Konyaspor | Turkey, 35/4), Rezvan MARIN (Empoli | Italy, 52/3), Olimpiu MORUCAN (Ankaraguju | Turkey, 14/1), Darius OLARU (FCSB, 15/0), Adrian SHUT (FCSB, 0/0), Dennis MANN (Parma | Italy, 20/6), Valentin MIKHIL (Parma | Italy, 17/4), Yanis HAGI (Deportivo Alaves | Spain, 31/4), Denys DRUGUSH (Gaziantep | Turkey, 8/2), Florinel KOMAN (FCSB, 12/1);

ATTACKERS

George PUSHKASH (Bari | Italy, 40/11), Denis ALIBEK (Muayter | Qatar, 36/5), Florin TANAS (Al-Ohdud | Saudi Arabia, 17/2).

Before participating in EURO 2024, Romania will play two friendly matches in June, both in Bucharest at the Steaua Stadium: on Tuesday, June 4, against Bulgaria and on Saturday, June 8, against the national team of Liechtenstein.

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Romania’s matches at Euro-2024

Romania – Play-off B (June 17, Munich, 16:00)

Belgium – Romania (June 22, Cologne, 22:00)

Slovakia – Romania (June 26, Frankfurt, 19:00)

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Groups of the Euro-2024 final tournament

Group A: Germany, Hungary, Scotland, Switzerland

Group B: Spain, Albania, Croatia, Italy

Group C: England, Denmark, Slovenia, Serbia

Group D: France, Austria, Netherlands, play-off A (Wales – Finland / Poland – Estonia)

Group E: Belgium, RomaniaSlovakia, playoff B (Bosnia – Ukraine / Israel – Iceland)

Group F: Portugal, Turkey, Czech Republic, play-off C (Georgia – Luxembourg / Greece – Kazakhstan)

How the playoff matches of the selection for Euro-2024 look like

Route A

Wales – Finland

Poland – Estonia

Route B

Bosnia – Ukraine

Israel – Iceland

Route S

Georgia – Luxembourg

Greece – Kazakhstan

Know:

• The matches will be held on March 21 and 26, 2024 in a semi-final/final format. It will be played in one round.

• The winners of each playoff will qualify for Euro 2024.

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