Romania v Switzerland, Group I of the European Championship qualifiers in Germany, is scheduled for Tuesday 21 November at 21:45 at the National Arena in Bucharest and will be broadcast live on Antena 1.

Romania and Switzerland, who have already qualified for the final tournament in Germany, are fighting not only for top spot in Group I, but also for a place in the second prized pot for the Euro 2024 group draw.

Romania are currently top of the table with 19 points without a loss (five wins and four draws) and need a draw to win Group I, in which case they will place behind second for the group draw for the final tournament in Germany, scheduled for 2 December 2023 in Hamburg.

During the draw, the group winners are taken into account first, followed by the 2nd place finishers (in groups with six teams, such as Romania, the results with the last team are not taken into account). Currently, the tricolors are in the second pot in terms of value, but if they lose to Switzerland, they could fall into the third or even fourth pot, depending on the other results of the previous matches.

Edi Yordenescu’s side are unbeaten in these previous matches and have the best defense in the group, conceding just five goals in nine matches played. Romania qualified for Euro 2024 in the previous game against Israel (2:1), which took place in Felcut, Hungary.

“We are undefeated, we have achieved impressive milestones, the national team has held the Romanian flag high. As for the match with Switzerland, I already feel the maximum responsibility for 50,000 fans. It is important to remain undefeated and finish in first place,” said Edi Iordenescu.

Switzerland are 2nd in the group, also unbeaten (four wins and five draws), and can only finish in 1st place if they win their match against Romania.

Murat Yakina’s national team reached the final tournament in Germany in the previous game, at home with Kosovo – 1:1. Switzerland have drawn five of their last seven group games (having won just two against Andorra since March), but they have the best attack, with 22 goals in nine matches.

The National Arena will be packed for the match between Romania and Switzerland after the FRF announced on Saturday that all 49,500 tickets have been sold!

In a tour match on 19 June 2023, Switzerland and Romania drew 2-2 in Lucerne after goals from Amduni (28, 41) and Mykhailo (89, 90+2) respectively. In the penultimate head-to-head match at the Euro-2016 final tournament (Romania had not played Switzerland since 1991, when the tricolor team won 1-0 in Bucharest in the Euro-1992 qualifiers) it was also tied 1-1. .

Probable teams

Romania: H. Moldovan – A. Raciu, Dragushyn, Burke, Banku – R. Marin, M. Marin, Stanciu – Morutsan, Alibek, Fl. Koman.

Switzerland: Sommer – Komert, Akanji, Elvedi, Garcia – Zakaria, Xhaka, Frohler – Shachiri, Okafor, Vargas.

Superbet offers odds of 1.72 on the PsFX prediction: a draw at half-time or at the end of the match Romania – Switzerland.

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