LIVE Start in Turkey – Romania! The match for the World Cup is played in Istanbul / “Tricolori”, under pressure: 40,000 Turks are in the stands

Turkey-Romania is played today from 19:00. The match is crucial for Romania's qualification to the World Championship in 2026. Romania-Turkey is, in fact, the semi-final of the qualification bracket. All match info and selector picks are on Golazo, Hotnews' sports site.

• The match can be watched in liveTEXT format on GOLAZO.ro and will be broadcast live on Prima TV.

A short time ago, the starting teams were also announced.

• Turkey: Cakir – Muldur, Akaydin, Bardakci, Kadioglu – Yuksek, Calhanoglu – Yilmaz, Guler, Yildiz – Akturkoglu
• Romania: Radu – Rațiu, Drăgușin, Burcă, Bancu – R. Marin, Hagi, Dragomir – Man, Bîrligea, Mihăilă

Before entering Beşiktaș's arena, where Turkey will play Romania – Romania, Romanian fans are carefully searched, writes GOLAZO.ro.

Stewards make fans take off their shoes to ensure they don't introduce pyrotechnics.

Details about the organization of the match Turkey – Romania

According to FRF, over 3,000 Romanian fans will be present at the stadium. Their number could even double.

The official meeting point for Romanian fans has been established in Taksim Square – Gezi Park, where they can gather starting at 15:45 (Turkish time), with the opening of the Fan Meeting Point.

From there, the fans will start to the stadium at 16:45, under the supervision of the authorities, along a route of approximately 800 meters.

But the atmosphere is starting to liven up in Istanbul, where there are already Romanian supporters, reports GOLAZO.ro.

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If they get past the team coached by Vincenzo Montella, the “tricolors” will face the winner of the duel Slovakia – Kosovo, in the decisive match for qualification, also away, on March 31.

Mircea Lucescu has established the group of 23 players for the game against the Turkish national team.

• Goalkeepers: Ionuț Radu, Marian Aioani and Laurențiu Popescu
• defense: Andrei Rațiu, Deian Sorescu, Radu Drăgușin, Andrei Burcă, Virgil Ghiță, Andrei Coubiș, Nicușor Bancu
• midfielders: Vladimir Screciu, Vlad Dragomir, Răzvan Marin, Nicolae Stanciu, Florin Tănase, Ianis Hagi, Dennis Man, Alexandru Dobre, Valentin Mihăilă, Ștefan Baiaram
• Strikers: Daniel Bîrligea, David Miculescu, Marius Coman

Who are the four players left out, read on Golazo.