Article by Mihai Șovei – Published Friday, March 27, 2026, 10:59 / Updated Friday, March 27, 2026 10:59
The U21 national teams of Kosovo and Romania meet this evening, from 20:00, in a match in the framework of the qualifications for the 2027 European Championship. The game from Pristina will be broadcast in liveTEXT format on GSP.ro, on FRF TV and on TV on Pro Arena.
Apart from tonight's match, Costin Curelea's side will play another qualifier against San Marino on March 31.
LIVE 20:00 » Kosovo U21 – Romania U21
Likely teams:
Romania U21: Lefter – Borza, Duțu, Tudose, A. Dorobanțu – Vulturar, D. Matei, Boșogan- Musi, Vermeșan, Biliboc,
Coach: Costin Belt
Kosovo U21: Seji – Shala, Selmonaj, Parduzi, Sadriu – Ademi, Zeqiri, Muqaj – Jashari, Hasani, Bujupi
Coach: Hekuran Kryeziu
Halfway through the qualifiers for the final tournament next summer, Romania U21 is in 4th place, so the matches at the end of March are very important. With 8 points obtained in 5 games, Costin Curelea's team is below Spain, Finland and Kosovo.
The winner of the group will go directly to the final tournament, while the 2nd place teams will play a play-off.
Romania U21 group / photo: flashscore
The batch called by Costin Curelea:
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Goalkeepers: Ștefan Lefter (University of Cluj), Rafael Munteanu (Farul Constanța), Adrian Franculescu (Steaua Bucharest)
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Defenders: David Maftei (Farul Constanța), Matteo Duțu (Dinamo), Ionuţ Pop (Concordia Chiajna), Mario Tudose (CFC Argeş), Lisav Eissat (Maccabi Haifa | Israel), Andrei Borza (Rapid), Mark Țuțu (UTA Arad), Andrei Dorobanțu (Unirea Slobozia)
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Midfielders: Alexandru Musi (Dinamo), Lorenzo Biliboc (CFR Cluj), David Matei (University of Craiova), Luca Băsceanu (University of Craiova), Ștefan Bană (Oțelul Galați), Adrian Mazilu (Dinamo), Cristian Mihai (Dinamo), Alin Boțogan (Petrolul), Cătălin Vulturar (Rapid), Luca Szimionaş (Hellas Verona | Italy)
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Strikers: Atanas Trică (Cluj University), Ioan Vermeșan (Hellas Verona | Italy)
The 2027 European U21 Championship will take place from June 11 to July 4 in Serbia and Albania.
Results recorded so far:
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September 5, 2025: Romania – Kosovo 0-0
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September 9, 2025: San Marino – Romania 0-2
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October 14, 2025: Romania – Cyprus 2-0
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November 14, 2025: Finland – Romania 2-0
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November 18, 2025: Romania – Spain 0-2
The rest of the program:
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March 31, 2026, 19:00: Romania – San Marino
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September 5, 2026: Cyprus – Romania
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September 30, 2026: Romania – Finland
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October 6, 2026: Spain – Romania
