Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
San Marino
Match Time & Date:
24/03/2025
20:45
Prediction: 0-4
Romania
San Marino and Romania face each other at San Marino Stadium in a David-vs-Goliath World Cup qualifier. The Sammarinese failed to spoil Cyprus’ party at AEK Arena and they face yet another uphill task against Romania. Even though there are no fresh injury worries in the home team, both Nicko Sensoli and Matteo Valli Casadei should be recalled to the starting XI.
The Tricolores, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 1-0 loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina. As Romania will not have a better chance than this to return to winning ways, we are tempted to place our bets on the visiting side. When the two teams met in a friendly back in 2011, Romania recorded a hard-fought 1-0 win over San Marino, but we predict an easy away victory this time out. All Hagi, Sut, Bancu, Stanciu, and Nita should be cautious after picking up yellow cards in the Group H opener.
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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