Bogdan Stelea and Florin Răducioiu chose their favorites at the World Cup: “It would be unprecedented”

• The final tournament runs from June 11 to July 19 in the United States, Mexico and Canada, with the final taking place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

The two former great footballers of Romania chose their favorites and explained who they see with the best chances to win the ultimate trophy.

Florin Răducioiu and Bogdan Stelea chose their favorites at the World Championship

Florin Răducioiu confessed that he hopes to see Brazil return to the highest echelon of world football. The former striker believes that Carlo Ancelotti is the right man to bring the national “Seleção” back to the top of the world.

“Yes, I'm much more realistic. It's clear that I really like Brazil, this coach, Carlo Ancelotti. It's time for him, after many years, to win the World Championship. It would be an unprecedented sixth timeFlorin Răducioiu said on Antena 1.

“I'm with Spain!“, said Bogdan Stelea.

The 2026 World Cup runs from June 11 to July 19 and is the first edition with 48 participating teams and 104 scheduled matches. The opening match takes place in Ciudad de Mexico between Mexico and South Africa.

I hope Spain wins the World Cup. (no – Spain is Gică Hagi's favorite?) Yes, yes, yes.

For the rest, we'll see, football is football, we can't predict things, you can't talk before, but I just like Spain, how they look as a team, how they play. It may not have the most valuable players, but it looks very good.

– George Hagithe Romanian national team coach