The Romania national football team (Romanian: Echipa națională de fotbal a României) is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.
Romania is one of only four national teams from Europe, the other three being Yugoslavia, France, and Belgium, that took part in the firstWorld Cup in 1930.
Since that performance, they have qualified for the 1934, 1938, 1970, 1990, 1994 and 1998 editions. Their finest hour came at the 1994 World Cup where Romania, led by playmaker Gheorghe Hagi, reached the quarter-finals by defeating South American powerhouse Argentinabefore losing to Sweden on a penalty shootout.
At the European Championships, Romania's best performance was in 2000 when they advanced to the quarter-finals from a group withGermany, Portugal and England before falling to eventual runners-up Italy. They also reached the last eight in 1960 and 1972, and qualified for the 1984, 1996, 2008 and 2016 tournaments.
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group F
Group F of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying tournament was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament. Group F consisted of six teams: Greece, Hungary, Romania, Finland, Northern Ireland, and Faroe Islands, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 21 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Romania | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 20 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Hungary | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 16 | Advance to Play-offs | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| 4 | Finland | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 12 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 5 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 6 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 6 | Greece | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
GROUP A
Friday, June 10: France v Romania (20:00, Stade de France, Paris)
Wednesday, June 15: Romania v Switzerland (17:00, Parc des Princes, Paris)
Sunday, June 19: Romania v Albania (20:00, Stade de Lyon)
Friday, June 10: France v Romania (20:00, Stade de France, Paris)
Wednesday, June 15: Romania v Switzerland (17:00, Parc des Princes, Paris)
Sunday, June 19: Romania v Albania (20:00, Stade de Lyon)
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