Bogdan Lobonț (47 years old), the former goalkeeper of the national team, believes that Romania will be in very good shape until the dam with Turkey and he is confident that the tricolors can qualify for the World Cup.
- Romania will play in the semi-final of the play-off for WC 2026 against Turkey, away. If they win, they will face the winner of the match Slovakia – Kosovo, also away
- The matches are played in one leg on March 26 and 31
The former international mentioned that he has no favorite for the goals of the national team. He believes that Ionuț Radu, Ștefan Târnovanu or Marian Aioani are ready to face the opponent at the barrier.
VIDEO. Bogdan Lobonț, about Romania's dam with Turkey: “I am not afraid!”
“Irrespective of the opponent that came our way, we had to play with it. If we lost against Ukraine, we wondered if Turkey or Italy were better. By March, I am convinced that our boys will be in very good shape.
They are keeping their fingers crossed to qualify for the World Championship. With whatever team it would have been, it would have been a similar atmosphere, only with Ukraine, probably, we would have played on neutral ground. Our guys are used to this kind of atmosphere.
I am not afraid, I have great confidence. I don't have a favorite for the national team goalkeeper position. All those who are part of the team, Ștefan Târnovanu, Ionuț Radu or Marian Aioani, can cope brilliantly in any situation and against any opponent“, declared “The Cat”, as he was nicknamed when defending Dinamo's goal.
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Lobonț played throughout his career for Corvinul Hunedoara, Rapid, Ajax, Fiorentina, Dinamo Bucharest and AS Roma.
He won a title, a Cup and a Supercup with Rapid, a title with Ajax, but also two titles with Dinamo.
