Article by Adrian Duţă – published Wednesday, October 08, 2025, 21:28 / Updated Wednesday, October 08, 2025 21:53
Romania U17 drew with Israel U17, score 1-1, in the first match of the European Championship preliminaries in 2026.
In the first phase of qualifications, the team prepared by Mircea Diaconescu was assigned in Group 9, along with France, Israel and Azerbaijan. Each one will play with each once, the first two teams after the 3 stages will go in the second phase of qualifications.
All matches take place this month in France. For Romania U17 follows the duel with the French, on October 11, from 4:00 pm. Then, on October 14, the “tricolors” will face Azerbaijan, the weakest national in the group, losing 0-8 in the match with France.
Romania U17, draw with Israel U17 at the first start of qualifications at Euro 2026
Romania started with an equal in the preliminaries. Diaconescu's national led, Niculcea marking in the 63rd minute. Israel U17 equalized by Dadia, in the 82nd minute.
In the first 11 of the “tricolors” was Eduardo Corlat, the central defender legitimized at Real Madrid. Andrei Dâncuș, from FCSB, was also sent holder, but he played in the middle, although he is a stop at the base. Niculcea, the goal scorer, comes from Rapid. Rusu, from AC Milan, and Miloiu, from Lazio, entered the course.
The Start team of Romania U17: Cosa – C. Matei, Corlat, A. Anghel, C. Stancu – Niculcea, Dâncuș, S. Rotaru – Bota, Bodnar, Marincean
reserves: Andrei, Bencze, Loghin, Miloiu, Neamțu, Forest, Rusu, Silitra, Tripon.
The Romanian U17 lot for the October qualifying matches
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Portarii: Tudor Coșa (Cluj University), Nicolae Mihailă (Sepsi OSK), Rareș Andrei (FCSB);
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defense: Cosmin Matei (CFR Cluj), Edward Neamțu (FCSB), Andrei Dăncuș (FCSB), Alexandru Miloiu (Lazio | Italy), Ayan Anghel (CS Dinamo Bucharest), David Loghin (Craiova University), Eduardo Corlat (Real Madrid Bencze (AFK Csikszereda);
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midfielders: Matei Forest (FCSB), Ștefan Rotaru (Steaua București), Ryan Rusu (AC Milan
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Attackers: Răzvan Marincean (Constanța Lighthouse), Eduardo Bodnar (Cluj University), Rareș Silitra (Borussia Monchengladbach | Germany), Darius Bota (AFK Csikszereda).
