Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Thursday, May 22, 2025, 10:13 / Updated Thursday, May 22, 2025 10:16
Nicușor Dan (55 years old), the president chosen, acknowledged that he is a great sport lover and that he followed the previous world championships in which Romania participated. Now, in full qualification campaign to a new final tournamentthe general mayor of the capital sent a message to the national team led by Mircea Lucescu (79 years).
The national of Romania is fighting in this period in the preliminaries of the 2026 World Cup, a tour that will be played in three countries: US, Mexico and Canada. After the first two matches, the “tricolors” are in the second place, with three points.
Nicușor Dan, message for Mircea Lucescu's national team
Nicușor Dan became the President of Romania on Sunday after defeating George Simion (38 years), 53.6% – 46.4%, although the Gold candidate had won the first tour of the presidential elections. A few days after the elections, Nicușor Dan confessed that he hopes that the national of Romania will qualify for the World Championship next summer.
“I watched the World Championships of 90, 94 and 98. In 98 it was the last and I lost the penalty with Croatia. I want to qualify (no at the World Cup of 2026), because it is a team that plays with ambition, concluded and respect for Romania”, said Nicușor Dan, quoted by Sport.ro.
Who qualifies at the final tournament
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Teams on 1st place in groups will qualify directly at the 2026 World Championship
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The occupants of places 2 and four winners of the League of Nations that have not been ranked in the preliminaries on one of the first two places will go to the dam.
The program of the Romanian national in June
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Austria – Romania is played on Friday, June 7, from 9:45 pm, in Vienna;
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Romania – Cyprus is played on Tuesday, June 10, from 9:45 pm, on the National Arena.
The entire program in the preliminaries CM 2026 in the Romanian Group
March 21
21:45-Cyprus-San Marino 2-0
21:45-Romania-Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-1
March 24
21:45-Bosnia and Herzegovina-Cyprus 2-1
21:45-San Marino-Romania 1-5
June 7
16:00 – Bosnia and Herzegovina – San Marino
21:45 – Austria – Romania
June 10
21:45 – Romania – Cyprus
21:45 – San Marino – Austria
September 6
21:45 – Austria – Cyprus
21:45 – San Marino – Bosnia and Herzegovina
September 9th
21:45 – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Austria
21:45 – Cyprus – Romania
October 9th
21:45 – Austria – San Marino
21:45 – Cyprus – Bosnia and Herzegovina
October 12
16:00 – San Marino – Cyprus
21:45 – Romania – Austria
November 15
19:00 – Cyprus – Austria
21:45 – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Romania
November 18
21:45 – Austria – Bosnia and Herzegovina
21:45 – Romania – San Marino
The ranking in the Romanian group
