After a third game played at high intensity in a highly-balance Group E besides Ukraine, Belgium, and Slovakia, Romania made it to the round of 16, where it will meet The Netherlands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
More than winning Group E, the team managed by Edward Iordanescu, dubbed “the soul team” during its successful period at EURO 2024, won the confidence and strong backing from the Romanian supporters found in large numbers on the streets of Munich, Koln, and Frankfurt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Slovakia’s scoring in minute 24 in Frankfurt left the morale of the Romanian team untouched \u2013 something not seen for years. Romania’s goal 13 minutes later was obtained following a penalty kick after a controversial fault to Ianis Hagi \u2013 who was hit twice, the second time within the penalty area. Thus, the June 26 match between Romania and Slovakia ended in draw.<\/p>\n
Edward Iord\u0103nescu, Romania coach, said after the match<\/a>: “It’s incredible, I hope this continues. I want to congratulate my players, we found spirit.\u00a0We came back today [from 1-0 down], we never give up. We always play with heart, intelligence, balance, and we gave everything to win the game.”<\/p>\n