The holder of the Romanian national team, frankly before the crucial match with Bosnia: “I have emotions for my father”

Ashley Davis13/11/2025

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Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Thursday, November 13, 2025, 1:08 p.m. / Updated Thursday, November 13, 2025, 1:10 p.m.

Ionuț Radu (28 years old), the goalkeeper of the Romanian national team, prefaced the decisive duel with Bosnia, on Saturday evening, a game at the end of which the first representative can secure the second position in the group and the place in the play-offs for the World Championship in 2026.

Bosnia – Romania, the penultimate match of the WC 2026 preliminaries, will be played on Saturday, November 15, from 21:45.
The Zenica duel will be liveTEXT on GSP.ro, with real-time information from Gazeta Sporturilor reporters present at the stadium, and live on Prima TV

“Emotions for me no, more for mine, for my father, who is, you know, an ardent fan, my number one fan and for him it was something… it was a pride to return after so long to the national team, it was something extraordinary”Ionuț Radu began the interview for FRF.tv, before the match with Bosnia.

Ionuț Radu, extremely motivated before the match with Bosnia

“I'm very happy to be here. Going back in time and thinking about where I was 11 months ago and where I am now, I can say that life changes very quickly.

I feel great at Celta Vigo. It was very important to play, to have consistency, because it is very important for a goalkeeper to find peace and consistency. I'm glad I was able to do that.

I was close to a serious finger injury, but thank God it was fine, it wasn't as serious as I thought after the Levante match. I'm glad to be here and I hope to continue training.

I can't give my opinion on the chances of qualifying from first place in the group, because a lot can happen in football. That would be incredible. In your head you can make all kinds of scenarios and you always put the good first, but we have to do our job first of all in the match against Bosnia and then we see the results of the other matches.

Nothing is impossible and it would be extraordinary. The fans must continue to believe in us, because we still have a chance to go to the World Cup from the group, and if we do not go from the group, I am one hundred percent convinced that we will go from the play-off”, Ionuț Radu said.

What Romania and Bosnia could look like: I. Radu – Rațiu, Ghiță, Racovițan (Rus), Chipciu (Bancu) – M. Marin, V. Dragomir – Man, I. Hagi, Mihăilă – Bîrligea (Drăguș)