Article by GSP.ro – Published Monday, September 08, 2025, 18:46 / Updated Monday, September 08, 2025 19:01
Javier Zanetti (51 years old), one of the biggest players in the history of Internazionale Milano, wants Romania to reach the 2026 World Championship, a competition that will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The former defender, who played 19 years for Inter, between 1995 and 2014, had a coach Mircea Lucescu (80 years) in 1999 and spoke with respect about the current coach of Romania, but also about the spirit of the national team.
Zanetti: “Romania is a country with great passion”
A great coach, Mircea Lucescu. I hope Romania will be able to qualify for the next world, because you deserve it as a country and because Mircea deserves, for everything he knows about football. I remember his workouts, always with the balls … it was before many.
He was a direct, honest, loyal person with a great football culture. I hope with all my heart that Romania will reach the World Cup, because it is a country with great passion and I think it is worth being represented there
– Zanetti in the supermondial show
Mircea Lucescu's national team continues on Tuesday evening the qualifying campaign for the World Cup 2026, with a traveling duel against Cyprus. The match will be played tomorrow, September 9, from 9:45 pm, on the GSP stadium, Nicosia.
Javier Zanetti had a fabulous career
Zanetti evolved between 1995 and 2014 at Inter, gathering over 850 parties and conquering 16 trophies: 5 series titles, a champion league (2010), an UEFA Cup, a World Club Champion, 4 Cups of Italy and 4 Super Cupe.
At the historical triple of 2010 (Champions League, series A and the Italy Cup), next to him was the current coach of the Italian band, Cristian Chivu.
For the national team, the Argentine evolved in 143 parties, managing to score 5 times, and to offer so many decisive passes.
