GSP.ro article – Published Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 14:37 / Updated Wednesday, May 28, 2025 14:41
Răzvan Burleanu (40 years old), the president of the Romanian Football Federation, spoke about the objective that the national team has, before the matches with Austria (June 7) and Cyprus (June 4), from the preliminaries of the World Championship of 2026.
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Austria – Romania is playing in Vienna, on Saturday, June 7, from 9:45 pm. The match will be livetext on GSP.ro and on TV on Antena 1;
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Cyprus – Romania is played on the National Arena, on Tuesday, June 10, from 9:45 pm. The match will be livetext on GSP.ro and on TV on Prima TV;
The FRF president trusts, both in “tricolors” and in the technical staff that the Romanian football team benefits.
Răzvan Burleanu called the goal of the “generation of soul”: “We are interested in the end of the campaign to be on the 1st place”
“The qualification at the World Cup (no about the objective of the national team). And the results in June must strengthen this path. Our goal is, I repeat, qualifying for the World Cup. Of course, we want to not lose in Austria, it is an extremely important match.
Certainly, playing away, playing with a team that is over our team, because we must recognize this through the club teams, where the Austrians evolve, we recognize this.
At the same time … the maturity at which our team, the extremely experienced technical staff, the relationships between players and staff, all this cohesion we have, certainly give us an advantage in this direct doctor. What interests us is that at the end of the campaign, no matter what result we register in Austria, to be 1st.
We know very well at the same time that in the prism of last year's performance, somewhat, in a 100%proportion, we also secured the dam for the World Cup. And the objective we work with is the qualification at the World Cup. I am sure we will be able to manage this properly.
With 4 points we still remain with very high chances, because if we look at the way it showed the second half with Bosnia in Bucharest, we will see a national team of Romania that categorically dominated Bosnia. So surely … Our players will have a revenge to return with the away Bosnia, “said Răzvan Burleanu, according to FANATIK.ro.
Also, the FRF president assured the Romanian supporters that the federation will provide all the support he needs.
“I can assure you that we as an administration will offer all the financial, logistical support, as the technical staff, which is the most experienced technical staff that the national of Romania had in recent years and also based on the maturity of our players, on the extraordinary relationship between them, but also between the players and the technical staff, that we will do this, that we will do this, that we will do this to all Romanians to see the national of Romania present at the next World Cup.
Not just optimistic, but I assure you that we will do everything that each of us depends. We, outside the field, the players in the field, the technical staff can support our players, so it reaches the maximum potential ”, added Răzvan Burleanu.
