Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 5:47 p.m. / Updated Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 5:47 p.m.
Romania's national team will face Turkey on Thursday, in the semi-final of the World Championship qualifier. The Turks used artificial intelligence to analyze the team of the “tricolors”, but also to anticipate the outcome of the game, one with huge stakes for both teams.
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Turkey – Romania will be played on Thursday, March 26, from 19:00, match broadcast by Prima TV. If we win, we play the qualification final against Slovakia/Kosovo on March 31, 2026.
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The Turks used artificial intelligence and predicted the score
Turkish media analyzed the duel through artificial intelligence and came to a clear conclusion about the favorite.
On the Romanian side, under the leadership of Mircea Lucescu, we observe a more balanced but inconsistent performance. With creative players like Dennis Man and Nicolae Stanciu in attack, their potential to score is high. However, developments away from home raise question marks and defensive mistakes can be costly.
In addition, Ionuț Radu's injury in goal is a significant loss. This could make the situation even more difficult in the face of Turkey's offensive force. Looking at the big picture, Turkey seems to have the advantage due to current form, quality of squad and home ground advantage. However, the danger of Romania's counter-attacks should not be underestimated, so it is possible for both teams to score.
Therefore, the most logical predicted score is a 2-1 victory for the Turks.
– notes the publication yanicaggazetsi.
The batch moved from Romania to Istanbul
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porter: Ionuț RADU (Celta Vigo, 7/0), Laurentiu POPESCU (Universitatea Craiova, 0/0), Marian AIOANI (FC Rapid 1923, 0/0), Cătălin CĂBUZ (FC Argeș, 0/0);
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defense: Andrei RAțIU (Rayo Vallecano | Spain, 36/2), Deian SORESCU (Gaziantep FK | Turkey, 23/0), Radu DRĂGUȘIN (Tottenham | England, 27/1), Andrei BURCĂ (Yunnan Yukun | China, 44/1), Virgil GHIȚ (Hannover 96 | Germany, 8/1), Adrian RUS (Universitatea Craiova, 22/1), Andrei COUBIȘ (Cluj University, 0/0), Nicușor BANCU (Craiova University, 50/2), Kevin CIUBOTARU (Hermannstadt, 1/0);
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midfielders: Vladimir SCRECIU (Universitatea Craiova, 6/0), Vlad DRAGOMIR (Pafos | Cyprus, 5/0), Răzvan MARIN (AEK Athens | Greece, 72/12), Nicolae STANCIU (Dalian Yingbo | China, 84/15), Florin TĂNASE (FCSB, 26/5), Ianis HAGI (Alanyaspor | Turkey, 51/8), Dennis MAN (PSV | Netherlands, 43/11), Alexandru DOBRE (FC Rapid 1923, 5/0), Valentin MIHĂILĂ (Caykur Rizespor | Turkey, 33/5), Claudiu PETRILA (FC Rapid 1923, 2/0), Ștefan BAIARAM (Universitatea Craiova, 2/1);
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ATTACKERS: Daniel BÎRLIGEA (FCSB, 7/2), David MICULESCU (FCSB, 6/0), Marius COMAN (UTA Arad, 0/0).
