The Romanian delegation arrived around 8:10 p.m. local time in Zenica (9:10 p.m. Romanian time), where on Saturday they will play the decisive match for 2nd place in the WC 2026 preliminaries group.
After a few days of training in Romania, the “tricolors” took off today for Bosnia. Their plane landed in Sarajevo, and from there they walked 70 kilometers, about an hour, to Zenica. On arrival at the hotel, the footballers appeared relaxed and smiling.
- Bosnia – Romania, the penultimate match of the WC 2026 preliminaries, will be played on Saturday, November 15, from 21:45.
- The Zenica duel will be liveTEXT on GSP.ro, with real-time information from Gazeta Sporturilor reporters present at the stadium, and live on Prima TV
PHOTO. The Romanian delegation arrived in Zenica for the match with Bosnia
Along with the players and Mircea Lucescu's staff, the delegation that arrived at the hotel with police escort also included the heads of the FRF, Răzvan Burleanu, Gabriel Bodescu, Radu Vișan and Mihai Stoichiță, former international Miodrag Belodedici, and PSD politician Vasile Dîncu.
Dîncu, the former Minister of Defense, is a close friend of Burleanu, who is always present at the national team's travels. Nelu Varga's shadow advisor, the politician fought from a distance several times with Gigi Becali. At one point FCSB was denied access to Ghencea, then he wanted to amend the Sports Law to help CSA Steaua enter League 1.
VIDEO. Mihai Stoichiță, upon the arrival of the Romanian national team in Bosnia: “Now we have extraordinary signs. They beat us by chance in Bucharest”
When the “tricolors” arrived, only Mihai Stoichiță spoke to the journalists.
“They are very confident. I think this match will have a completely different twist to the tour match. The victory of the Bosnians in Bucharest was accidental. But that's football.
Now we have extraordinary signs. I saw the players in training and I was telling Lucescu that I noticed a fantastic progress.
I think there will be many Romanian fans here. We are not that far from the country. The support of the fans is important, it is important to feel that you belong to these people who love football. Of course, victory is mandatory. Can you still make it to the spot if you lose? We need a victory for the 2nd place”, said the technical director of the FRF.
The national team is staying at Hotel Zenica
For this match, the tricolor delegation will be based at the Zenica Hotel, located very close to the city center. The hotel is 4 stars, and the price of one night's accommodation starts from 420 lei per night.
The facility was also used in 2011 and 2022, as evidenced by the two national team jerseys signed by the players and displayed in the lobby, along with equipment from other football, handball and basketball teams.
The hotel is located right next to a shopping center, but also very close to the “Bilino Polje” stadium, where the match will be played, from the upper floors you can see the arena at night.
7 degrees Celsiusthe thermometers showed in Zenica at the time of the arrival of the “tricolors”
The national team will support the official training on Thursday, at 18:30 local time (19:30 Romanian time), right at the “Bilino Polje” stadium. The national team of Bosnia will prepare in Sarajevo for the meeting with the “tricolors”.
