​Romania qualified for EURO 2024 after defeating Israel (2-1), and the squad prepared by Edi Iordenescu will mark its sixth appearance in the final European tournament.

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Throughout history, the “tricolor” missed many qualifying matches, and Romania participated in only five tournaments: 1984, 1996, 2000, 2008 and 2016.

The one that will take place in 2024 will be the sixth in history.

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Statistics are not on Romania’s side at the European Championship, the only victory over England at Euro-2000 with a score of 3:2. Actually, this success brought the tricolors the only way out of the group stage.

Below is the history of Romania’s participation in the European Football Championship

Romania at EURO 1984

The first edition to reach the tricolor was in 1984, which was held by France. Mircea Lucescu became the breeder.

As fate would have it, Romania will be in Group 2 along with Spain, Portugal and Germany.

The tricolors finished last with only one point.

Romania – Spain 1-1 (Bologna 35 / Carrasco 22 penalty)

West Germany – Romania 2-1 (Fowler 25, 66 / Coras 46)

Portugal – Romania 1-0 (Nene 81)

Group 2, standings

1 Spain 4 points

2 Portugal 4

3 West Germany 3

4 Romania 1

Worth knowing: 8 national teams participated in EURO-1984. Champion: France.

Romania at EURO 1996

The second Euro, for which Romania qualified, was the one that took place in 1996 and was held in England. The breeder was Angel Iordanescu.

Romania came after a successful participation in the World Cup in the USA: the tricolors reached the quarter-finals, where Sweden knocked us out on penalties.

Although expectations were high, the tricolor of the Golden Generation did not work out in England. Romania was in a group with France, Spain and Bulgaria.

The Tricolors finished in last place with zero points, scoring one and conceding four.

Romania – France 0-1 (Dugarry 25)

Bulgaria – Romania 1-0 (Stoichkov 3)

Romania – Spain 1-2 (Reducciu 29 / Manjarin 11, Amor 84)

Group B, standings

1 France 7 points

2 Spain 5

3 Bulgaria 4

4 Romania 0

Worth knowing: 16 national teams took part in EURO 1996. Champion: Germany.

Romania at EURO 2000

At the final European tournament, which was hosted by the Netherlands and Belgium, the “tricolor” got into group “A”, as it was then called “death”. Emeric Janey became the breeder.

Romania was next to Portugal, England and Germany.

However, it was the best participation in the history of our first representative team: with 4 points, Romania reached the quarter-finals, where it was eliminated by Italy (2-0).

Germany – Romania 1-1 (School 28 / Moldova 5)

Romania – Portugal 0-1 (Costinha 90+4)

England – Romania 2-3 (Shearer 41 penalty, Owen 45 / Kivu 22, Munteanu 48, Ganya 89 penalty)

Group A, standings

1 Portugal 9 points

2 Romania 4

3 England 3

4 Germany 1

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Italy – Romania 2-0 (Totti 33, Inzaghi 43)

Worth knowing: 16 first representative teams participated in EURO 2000. Champion: France.

Romania at EURO-2008

After an eight-year break, Romania again qualified for Euro 2008, which was hosted by Austria and Switzerland.

The tricolors under the leadership of Viktor Pitsürke found themselves in a new “group of death” along with Holland, Italy and France.

Romania finished third in Group C, narrowly missing out on qualification: although the Netherlands used a reserve team, the tricolors were not strong enough to win and send home France and Italy in the group.

Romania – France 0-0

Italy – Romania 1-1 (Panucci 56 / Mutu 55)

Netherlands – Romania 2-0 (Huntelar 54, Van Persie 87)

Group C, standings

1 Netherlands 9 points

2 Italy 4

3 Romania 2

4 France 1

Worth knowing: 16 national teams participated in EURO-2008. Champion: Spain.

Romania at EURO-2016

The last European final tournament for which Romania qualified was in 2016 in France.

The Tricolors, coached by Angel Iordenescu, were drawn in Group A alongside France, Switzerland and Albania.

Unfortunately, the development of the “yellows” was far from what was expected, and Romania returned home from the group stage: they were last.

France – Romania 2-1 (Giroud 57, Payet 89 / Stancu 65 penalty)

Romania – Switzerland 1-1 (Stanku 18 penalty / Mehmedi 57)

Romania – Albania 0-1 (Sadiku 43)

Group A, standings

1 France 7 points

2 Switzerland 5

3 Albania 3

4 Romania 1

FYI: 24 national teams participated in EURO-2016. Champion: Portugal.

• Romania has not participated in the Euros since 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 2004, 2012 and 2020 (the editions where Romania was one of the hosts).

• In five appearances at the EURO, Romania managed to qualify from the group stage only once: EURO 2000, when the tricolors of Emerica Genea reached the quarter-finals, losing to Italy (2-0).

• During the entire time of development of events at the EURO, Romania won only one victory, 5 draws and 10 defeats.

• In 5 appearances at the EURO, the “tricolor” scored 10 goals and conceded 21.