On Friday, March 21, the UEFA qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup began. The Romanian national team faced the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina on home soil and suffered a defeat with a score of 0:1.
Mircea LucescuThe Romanian national team is led by former coach of Donetsk "Shakhtar" and Kyiv "Dynamo," Mircea Lucescu. This is the first defeat for the 79-year-old specialist as head coach of the Romanian national team.
After the game, Lucescu expressed dissatisfaction with the referees’ performance. The coach described the refereeing as lenient towards the opponents. Also, in the expert’s opinion, a penalty should have been awarded against the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Romanian Football: Bad decisions from Lucescu compounded by injuries. But we can bounce back if the right players return and are not so passive at the start of matches.
Vali de la Covasna: The situation with the national team is serious, the team is not playing, and it shows. It’s clear that Lucescu is upset about the situation. He needs to be dismissed.
boyyyyyy: This result didn’t upset me as much as it should have, and the reason is that we are almost certain we will secure a spot in the playoffs after what we did in the Nations League. I will never forgive Lucescu for not calling up Luis. That bothered me more than the result.
Valentin Ion: The match is 100% lost by Lucescu, and qualification seems to be lost. I think it’s time for Lucescu to retire.
Gabriel Mican: I will always support the team, no matter what, and tonight they were also very unlucky! Yes, we can crush the players, but if we had scored 2-3 times, I think we would have been very happy. The chances were there!
Vbolivalnyk-Peter: I almost forgot about all this constant whining... A rotten man—never admits defeat, always looking for excuses, someone or something is to blame for the loss.
