Romania will face Northern Ireland and Colombia in their two European Championship warm-up matches in Germany, and coach Eduard Iordenescu was asked about his contract situation.

“The Romanian national team is always a priority,” says Edi Iordenescu

The coach’s current deal runs until the end of EURO 2024 and he said he was not yet thinking about an extension but hoped a decision would be made before the tournament in Germany.

“I was waiting for this period, I lacked contact with the boys. I wish there were more activities, but this is a calendar. We have a process that started two and a half years ago, we still have stages.

For me personally, extending the contract is not a problem and a priority. After this action, we will probably have a discussion with the president of the federation. We will see. I assure you that the national team of Romania is always a priority for me.

We’ll see what the federation thinks, but I don’t know how the federation sees continuity. I’m a coach who takes responsibility, but I need to know what the expectations are. This will tell the answer to the final tournament, but we’ll see.

I was grateful for everything that was offered to me so far, I felt the trust of the federation, even if there was tension around the team, there was complete concentration inside.

My contract is the least important at the moment, the important thing is to continue our work and what the boys will do when they return to the clubs before May. There is still a lot of work” – Edi Jordanescuat the press conference.

This month, the Romanian national team is holding its first practice matches after qualifying for the European Championship in Germany (June 14 – July 14, 2024).

The Tricolors will face Northern Ireland (Friday, March 22 at the National Arena) and Colombia (Tuesday, March 26 at the Civitas Metropolitano in Madrid).

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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