Cosmin Olăroiu is at a single match of qualification at the World Championship! What result does it need
Article by Romeo Ene – published on Saturday, October 11, 2025, 23:20 / Updated on Saturday, October 11, 2025 23:30
National United Arab Emiratestrained by Cosmin Olăroiu (56 years old), defeated her on his own ground on Omanscore 2-1, in the preliminaries of the World Championship. As a result of this victory, the national team prepared by the Romanian is on the verge of qualification.
The Romanian team returned from 0-1 and needs an equal result in the last match of this preliminaries to obtain the qualification at the World Cup.
The duel against Qatar is scheduled on Tuesday, October 14, from 8:00 pm.
The United Arab Emirates, with Cosmin Olăroiu Selector, at one step in qualifying at the World Championship
Olăroiu took over the national of the United Arab Emirates in the spring, and the set goal was the qualification at the final tournament in the US, Mexico and Canada.
The national team finished in 3rd place in the first phase of the preliminaries in Asia, after Iran and Uzbekistan, but kept a chance.
Specifically, six nationals in Asia are fighting during this period over two places. They were distributed in two groups of 3. The United Arab Emirates is part of Group A, along with Oman and Qatar.
The Romanian team defeated Oman on Saturday, score 2-1, after staying in the first stage. He took advantage of the “white” draw between Oman and Qatar, score 0-0, and needs at least one equal result in the last stage, with Qatar, to obtain the qualification at the World Championship.
Oman opened the scoring in the 12th minute, after Kouadio's autogole, but Olăroiu's team returned to the second half and hit Meloni (76) and Caio Lucas (83).
If he loses, Eau will finish on 2 and play a 2nd place in November in the other group, made up of Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Indonesia.
1990represents the only participation of the United Arab Emirates at a World Championship
Mihai Stoica, reaction after Olăroiu's victory
Oli beat Carlos Quairoz. You still have to not lose with Lopetegui and we will have the first Romanians at the World Cup
– Mihai Stoica, on Facebook
