Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Romania
Match Time & Date:
21/03/2025
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Bosnia Herzegovina
Romania play host to Bosnia & Herzegovina at Arena Nationala (Bucharest) on Friday evening. The Tricolores want to make a flying start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, but this match will be anything but a walk in the park for Mircea Lucescu’s troops. The Romanians were scoring goals for fun in the UEFA Nations League, with the team winning Group 2 in style. Dennis Man is back from suspension and the Parma forward is surely capable of helping Romania extend their winning run to seven games.
The Balkan Dragons, on the other hand, have not recorded a win in a competitive match since October 2023 when they defeated Liechtenstein 3-1 in the EURO 2024 qualifier. Talented PSV midfielder Esmir Bajraktarevic has been omitted, but Fenerbahce veteran Edin Dzeko made the cut. Anyhow, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on the high-flying hosts.
Highlighted Player (Rade Krunic):
Rade Krunic is a product of Sutjeska Foca youth football school. The Bosnia international was born in Foca on October 7, 1993 and 19 years later he made his senior debut with his hometown club Sutjeska.
After scoring three goals in 15 appearances for the Bosnian club, the Bosnian midfielder moved to Serbian side Donji Srem in 2013. In 2014 he signed a contract with Italian side Hellas Verona, but he was immediately loaned back to Donji Srem. In 2015 Rade Krunic made 13 appearances for Serbian side Borac Cacak before joining yet another Italian team Empoli.
He has been playing for the Azzurri ever since and it has to be noted that he scored his first goal for the Serie A side in a 2-0 win over Genoa in October, 2015. Speaking of his international career, Krunic made his Bosnia and Herzegovina debut in a friendly against Denmark on June 3, 2016. He has 8 caps for Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 team as well.
Highlighted Team (Romania):
Romania were one of just four European sides to take part at the first ever World Cup in 1930, and the team have since achieved respectable results on the international stage, albeit failing to challenge for major trophies.
Led by arguably their best ever footballer Gheorghe Hagi, the Tricolorii narrowly missed out on the semi-finals at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, losing to Sweden on penalties. Romania made a total of seven appearances at the World Cup finals, while qualifying for five European Championship tournaments. The Tricolorii went the farthest in 2000, when they were eliminated by Italy in the quarter-finals.
Tied at the top of the goalscoring charts, Gheorghe Hagi and Adrian Mutu are the only two Romanian footballers to have gained worldwide recognition, but Dorinel Munteanu, Dan Petrescu, Gheorghe Popescu and Viorel Moldovan are also worth mention. Romania play their home games at the Arena National in Bucarest.
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