Immense LUCK for Romania! The 4 possible opponents from the World Championship play-off semi-final have changed

Ashley Davis19/11/2025

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Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 11:47 p.m. / Updated Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 11:54 p.m.

Romania will face one of the Italy, Turkey, Ukraine and Denmark. The “Tricolori” will find out their opponent on Thursday, from 14:00, when the draw takes place. Romania will play away regardless of the opponent. It will be a single game, it will NOT be played on the round-trip system.

The play-off semi-final will take place on March 26, 2026. If it passes this match, Romania would play on March 31 in the final. Also on Thursday, Romania will know its entire route from the dam. By drawing lots, the “tricolors” will also find out who they can defeat in the final.

One of Italy, Turkey, Ukraine and Denmark will be Romania's opponent in the World Championship play-off semi-final

Romania finished the preliminary group in 3rd place, below Austria and Bosnia. Mircea Lucescu's team secured their place in the play-offs through the League of Nations.

Romania finished 1st in League C group last fall. It took advantage of the fact that teams that won their groups in League A and League B qualified directly or finished 2nd in the qualifiers, so they did not need the benefits of the Nations League.

Because he reached the playoffs through the League of Nations, Romania will be in the fourth, last urn, at the semi-final draw. And it will meet away from a team from the first value urn, where it is Italy, Turkey, Ukraine and Denmark.

According to the initial configuration, Poland was also on the list of possible opponents of Romania. It's just that Denmark lost to Scotland in extra time, score 2-4, and missed direct qualification for the WC, so will play in the play-off. Because it has a better coefficient than Poland, it will be in the first urn, while the Poles fell into the second urn.

Who could Romania meet in the play-off final?

If it passes the semifinals, Romania will play in the finals with World Cup qualification on the table. The opponent will also be determined by drawing lots. Unlike the semi-final, here the team hosting your match will also be drawn.

In the final, Romania would meet one of the teams from the 2 or 3 urns, depending on who wins in the semi-finals.