​Andra was chosen to sing the national anthem with the fans before the start of the match between Romania and Switzerland (final score 1-0) from the previous Euro 2024 tournament. In front of the singer was a prompter with the text “Wake up, Romanian!”.

Romania national football teamPhoto: Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP / Profimedia

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There were many comments on the network, many netizens accused the artist of “reading” the text of the anthem, which she should have known by heart.

In a post on social networks, Andra explained why she resorted to such a method, having the text of the national anthem in front of her.

“Now I would like to send them a message why there was a prompter. There was a sign that I think is always there. I saw it on all the artists that performed.

In such situations, when you sing the national anthem with 50 thousand people, you can’t take any chances. This is such an important event and so many people that it will not be repeated.

There is no take like in the video, you can’t afford to make a mistake because this is the anthem of Romania. It’s something you can’t go wrong with, and the pressure of the moment and the fact that you have to sing such an important song for the whole country, you can’t afford to go wrong.

I know all the stanzas, the four that are sung. I’ve played them so many times and I know it so well, but even then, you can’t risk making even one mistake.

The moment, the song itself, is too important to be mistaken for emotion. We are people, we have emotions, feelings. Without them we cannot transmit.

It’s such an honor for an artist to go on stage and sing the whole country with him, you can’t afford to make any mistakes as a professional artist. I am glad that my sincere emotions reached you through this interpretation” – Andhra Marutain social networks.

The moment when Andra sings the national anthem before the match between Romania and Switzerland

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The victory over Switzerland (1:0) also confirmed that the tricolors will be in the second prize pool at the draw on December 2.

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21 teams are known to have qualified for next summer’s final tournament in Germany, with the bottom three earning their tickets after the Nations League play-offs.

The most difficult group option that the tricolors could have after the draw would actually be going back in time: that is, the opponents we also faced at Euro 2008: France, Netherlands and Italy.

At the opposite pole, we could be drawn in a slightly more accessible group with opponents such as Slovakia and one of the winners of the play-offs in route C (Georgia, Luxembourg, Greece or Kazakhstan).

In summary, an easier group might look like this: Belgium, Slovakia, Luxembourg.

Know:

  • The last three available places at Euro 2024 will come from the Nations League after the play-offs next March.

Euro-2024, the teams qualified for the 17th edition of the competition

Germany (host country)

Spain (winner of group A)

Scotland (second place in Group A)

France (Winner of Group B)

Netherlands (second place in Group B)

England (winners of Group C)

Italy (second place in Group C)

Turkey (winner of group D)

Albania (winner of Group E)

Czech Republic (second place in Group E)

Belgium (winner of Group F)

Austria (second place in Group F)

Hungary (winner of Group G)

Serbia (second place in Group G)

Denmark (winner of Group H)

Slovenia (second place in Group H)

Romania (winner of group I)

Switzerland (second place in Group I)

Portugal (winner of Group J)

Slovakia (second place in group J)

Croatia (second place in Group D)

  • Know:

  • The draw for the Euro 2024 groups will take place on December 2 at 19:00 (Romanian time) at the “Elbphilharmonie” in Hamburg.
  • During the draw, the winners of the groups are taken into account first, and then those who take 2 places.

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What the ballot boxes will look like during the draw in Hamburg

Urn 1: Germany (host country), Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium, England.

Urn 2: Hungary, Turkey, Denmark, Albania, Romania, Austria.

Urn 3: Netherlands, Scotland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia.

Urn 4: Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, Playoff A, Playoff B, Playoff C.

  • Euro 2024 will be held in Germany from June 14 to July 14, 2024.