
Romania vs Cyprus 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
Introduction
Romania are hosting Cyprus
at National Arena, Bucuresti, Romania, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.
Match Commentary
- 24': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Florin Tanase (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Goal! Romania 1, Cyprus 0. Florin Tanase (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dennis Man following a fast break.
- 45'+2': Goal! Romania 2, Cyprus 0. Dennis Man (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denis Dragus.
- 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Nikos Koutsakos replaces Andronikos Kakoullis.
- 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalampos Charalampous replaces Ioannis Kosti.
- 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Marios Ilia replaces Loizos Loizou.
- 56': Substitution, Romania. Marius Marin replaces Vlad Chiriches.
- 56': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Mitrita replaces Valentin Mihaila.
- 62': Substitution, Cyprus. Marinos Tzionis replaces Anderson Correia de Barros.
- 64': Giannis Satsias (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Romania. Virgil Ghita replaces Andrei Burca.
- 73': Substitution, Romania. Denis Alibec replaces Florin Tanase.
- 81': Substitution, Cyprus. Kostakis Artymatas replaces Charalambos Kyriakou.
- 82': Substitution, Romania. David Miculescu replaces Dennis Man.
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: National Arena
Location: Bucuresti, Romania
Attendance: 45,324
Venue: National Arena
Location: Bucuresti, Romania
Attendance: 45,324
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 9 | 0 |
+5 | Austria | 2 | 6 | 0 |
+4 | Romania | 4 | 6 | 2 |
-1 | Cyprus | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Statistics
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ROU![]() |
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9 | Fouls | 12 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 2 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
4 | Saves | 1 |
39.9 | Possession | 60.1 |
5 | SHOTS | 19 |
1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
298 | Accurate Passes | 469 |
360 | Passes | 541 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
10 | Crosses | 23 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
39 | Long Balls | 49 |
22 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
20 | Tackles | 16 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
9 | Interceptions | 7 |
28 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
28 | Clearances | 18 |
Romania (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Horatiu Moldovan (GK) |
15 | Andrei Burca |
3 | Mihai Popescu |
23 | Deian Sorescu |
2 | Andrei Ratiu |
19 | Florin Tanase ![]() |
21 | Vlad Chiriches |
8 | Adrian Sut |
9 | Denis Dragus |
13 | Valentin Mihaila |
10 | Dennis Man |
Cyprus (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Joël Mall (GK) |
19 | Konstantinos Laifis |
15 | Christos Shelis |
14 | Giorgos Malekkides |
6 | Giannis Satsias ![]() |
23 | Ioannis Kosti |
20 | Grigoris Kastanos ![]() |
8 | Charis Kyriakou |
11 | Andronikos Kakoulis |
7 | Anderson Correia |
17 | Loizos Loizou |
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