Article by Maria Olteanu – published Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 13:13 / Updated Tuesday, May 27, 2025 13:13
Romania, the world champion in minifootball, plays on Tuesday evening, at 7:30 pm, with Azerbaijan, the host country, in the finals of the Baku World Championship. The match will be transmitted in LiveText format on GSP.ro and on TV on Digi Sport 1.
“Tricolorii” from minifotbal have arrived in the optimum After the draw with France in the last match of the group phase, score 0-0.
Azerbaijan, the national team meets Romania on Tuesday evening, is the host of the competition, one of the best teams in the world and the winner of the European Championship in 2022.
Live from 7:30 pm »Romania – Azerbaijan
In the group stage, before drawing 0-0 with France, Romania defeated Uzbekistan by 2-1, but suffered a surprising defeat, score 2-4, in front of the Ciad national, at the beginning in the World Cup. The “tricolors” finished in the second place, with 4 points.
On the other side, Azerbaijan won the group, with 7 points, after 1-1 with Bahrain, 4-0 with Slovenia and 2-0 with Mauritania.
At the last edition of the minifotbal World Cup, the one played in 2023, Romania awarded its trophy, after a final decided to break against Kazakhstan. On the other side, Azerbaijan finished in 4th place.
The latest direct meetings between Romania and Azerbaijan dates from the European Minifootball in 2022, from Slovakia, when Romania defeated in the first match of the group stage, score 2-0, but the Azeri resuded even in the final, when they won 1-0.
The full picture of finals at the World Minifotbal Championship
Photo: Facebook The Romanian Minifotbal Federation
Romania's group at the World Minifootball Championship
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Portarii: Iustin Lungu, Lucian Trif and Laszlo Klein
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Players: Cătălin Tineiu, Gabriel Dumitrașcu, Saron Chirică, Viorel Șaim, Alin Robu, Iulian Siplăcan, Marius Balogh, Mircea Ungur, Andrei Balea, Vlad Mocanu, Mircea Popa, Andrei Nemițanu, Andrei Şumlan
