Article by Romeo Ene – published on Sunday, October 12, 2025, 12:30 / Updated Sunday, October 12, 2025 12:30
Former International Ilie Dumitrescu (56 years old) spoke about the chances of qualifying Romania at next year's World Championship. In his vision, the first step must be done tonight, when The national team receives Austria's visit.
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Romania – Austria is played on Sunday, October 12, from 21:45. The match will be livetext on GSP.ro and televised by Antena 1. The reporters of the Sports Gazette will transmit the hottest information from the National Arena.
The only variant where Romania can hope in 2nd place in the group? To win the three matches he has to play, with Austria (at home), Bosnia (travel) and San Marino (at home), the former international believes.
Ilie Dumitrescu made the qualification calculations: 3 out of 3 for Romania
Ilie Dumitrescu He claims that it would be better for Romania if they qualified at the dam on the second position. The reason? The “tricolors” could have more accessible opponents and matches on their own ground.
“At the dam we are because we finished in the first position in the League of Nations. It would be better to go to the dam on the second position. There are 3 matches, we have to win the 3 matches, if we won the 3 matches we have big chances to go from the second position.
Austria is a solid, aggressive team with great experience. We are talking about players working in the Bundesliga. It is a team that has things very well developed from the point of view of pressing in our field. Attacks the spaces very well
I trust our players will mobilize. Will have a determination at the highest level. I say we can get a positive result”, Said Ilie Dumitrescu, for As.ro.
The second place in the qualification group can ensure the status of the series head when drawing (depending on the FIFA ranking), which would mean hosting the dam semifinal, respectively the coupling with an easier theory opponent.
Regardless of the place in the group, Romania will be at a dam for CM 2026 due to the winning of the Group in the League of Nations.
The ranking in the Romanian group
