On March 10, 1974, the Romanian national team won its fourth and final World Cup title after defeating the German Democratic Republic in the final.

The tricolor prevailed 50 years ago, on March 10, with a score of 14-12 (7-8).

At that time, winning the fourth title of the world champion was a record that was entered in the Guinness Book and lasted for another 25 years.

The tricolor suffered only one defeat in 1974 in Group B, in Schwerin, against Sweden (18-20).

The world champions of 1974 under the leadership of coach Nikulae Nedeff were Aleksandru Dinka, Cornel Penu (goalkeepers) – Liviu Botha, Marin Dan, Mircea Grabovski, Gabriel Kichid, Mircea Stef, Konstantin Tudosie, Stefan Orban, Stefan Birtalan, Adrian Kosma, Christian Gatsu, Roland Gunesh, Gita Liku, Werner Stoeckl, Radu Voyna.

Stefan Birtalan, who was declared the top scorer of the competition with 43 goals, was an individual standout.

The track record of the Romanian national team in its glory years includes four Olympic medals from six appearances (silver – 1976, bronze – 1972, 1980, 1984), six world level medals from 14 appearances at final tournaments, four golds (1961, 1964, 1970). , 1974 ) and two bronzes (1967, 1990).

France currently holds the record for world titles with 6, followed by Sweden and Romania with 4, according to News.ro.