3 details from Romania's training » Mircea Lucescu's gesture before the start of the session + the bravest “tricolor”
Unlike Bosnia, which trained in Sarajevo, the Romanian national team performed the official training in Zenica, the city where the match will be played, at the “Bilino Polje” stadium. The FRF delegation and the Federation's guests also passively assisted the training.
- 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
1. Mircea Lucescu started with a speech
At the beginning of training, Mircea Lucescu gathered the players and the staff in the circle at the center of the field and gave them a speech, lasting about 5 minutes, about what he expects from them in this match and talked about the importance of the game.
For me it's not pressure, but a responsibility to make a competitive team that will go to the World Cup. Now we are playing against a team that did not deserve to win in Bucharest. If the referee gave us that penalty, which was perfectly valid, the match was different. We definitely dominated the match. I have no reason to fear this match.
It will be a difficult match with a team that has experienced players but also young players who have played with good teams in the Nations League. But this does not mean that we will have a difficult match, it will be an ordinary qualifying match.
– Mircea Lucescu, at the press conference
2. Fog and humidity
Training started at 18:30 local time, two hours before the match will start on Saturday. And the conditions are not ideal. The fog was already starting to settle in Zenica, which will most likely be even more intense on Saturday evening. The temperature is not the best either. At training time it was 9 degrees, on Saturday at the match it is expected to be 6.
Another factor to consider is the humidity in the air. Which makes the lawn constantly wet, and that could decisively influence the game.
3. Răzvan Marin – the bravest
The cold in Zenica made the players adjust the gear they went out in for training: long pants, tops, gloves and balaclava to withstand the cold air. Among all the “tricolors”, two stood out.
Răzvan Marin was the bravest and went out to practice in shorts, the only one who adopted this outfit. At the opposite pole was Deian Sorescu. With a fez on his head and a hood over his eyes, only his eyes were visible to the band player.
