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Romania vs Wales — World Cup 2026

FILE No. M-449CLASS: MATCHSTATUS: FRIENDLYInternational Friendlies
VS
Wales
Team dossier
FT
Romania
2–1
Wales
Match events
  • D. SorescuOn: T. Strata46'
  • L. EissatOn: A. Borza46'
  • S. BaiaramOn: F. Coman46'
  • A. BurcaOn: A. Rus46'
  • O. HindrichOn: S. Tarnovanu46'
  • F. Comanassist D. Olaru52'1–0
  • L. MunteanuOn: D. Dragus64'
  • D. OlaruOn: C. Cirjan64'
  • M. IlieOn: M. Popescu64'
  • T. BalutaOn: O. Morutan64'
  • N. StanciuOn: D. Matei70'
  • A. Rusassist D. Matei80'2–1
  • A. Rus87'
  • 61'K. MooreOn: L. Koumas
  • 61'R. Norrington-DaviesOn: C. Roberts
  • 61'N. BroadheadOn: D. Brooks
  • 1–163'D. Brooksassist D. James
  • 71'B. JohnsonOn: C. Congreve
  • 71'K. AndrewsOn: C. Mepham
  • 71'D. JamesOn: S. Thomas
  • 79'D. Brooks
  • 87'N. WilliamsOn: R. Kpakio
ROMMatch statsWAL
42%Possession58%
22Shots20
7Shots on Target9
10Corners12
18Fouls13
1Yellow Cards1
1
All-time meetings
1
Romania wins
0
Draws
0
Wales wins

Romania — starting XI

4-3-3
12O. Hindrich23D. Sorescu15A. Burcă13Matei Ilie17L. Eissat10N. Stanciu6T. Băluță22V. Dragomir8D. Olaru19L. Munteanu11Ș. Baiaram
Bench
  • 1Ștefan Târnovanu
  • 4Adrian Rus
  • 20Andrei Borza
  • 2Tony Strata
  • 7Florinel Coman
  • 24Andrei Coubiș
  • 3Mihai Popescu
  • 25Cătălin Cîrjan
  • 9Denis Drăguş
  • 18David Matei
  • 16Marian Aioani
  • 21Olimpiu Moruțan
  • 14Alex Dobre

Wales — starting XI

4-2-3-1
12Danny Ward3N. Williams6Joe Rodon5E. Ampadu18R. Norrington-Davies22J. Sheehan10K. Andrews11B. Johnson23N. Broadhead20D. James13K. Moore
Bench
  • 14Connor Roberts
  • 7David Brooks
  • 9Lewis Koumas
  • 2Chris Mepham
  • 19Sorba Thomas
  • 26Cameron Congreve
  • 17Ronan Kpakio
  • 21Tom King
  • 1Karl Darlow
  • 15Jay DaSilva
  • 4Ben Davies
  • 25Oliver Bostock
  • 8Joel Colwill
  • 24Isaak Davies
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Tale of the tape.

The auto-generated comparison for Romania vs Wales. Editorial detail lands closer to kickoff.

#56
FIFA Rank
#37
FRIENDLY
Stage
FRIENDLY
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Win probability.

A first-pass split off the FIFA rankings — replace with the live model once the form data lands.

27Romania
24DRAW
49Wales
27%
24%
49%
03 · The Form Guide

Last five walks into the room.

Who's hotter going in? Latest competitive results, newest first.

Romania

W
D
L
L
W
Jun 6
vs Wales
Friendlies · Friendly International · Stadionul Steaua
2–1
Jun 2
at Georgia
Friendlies · Friendly International · Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
1–1
Mar 31
at Slovakia
Friendlies · Friendly International · Tehelne Pole Stadion
0–2
Mar 26
at Türkiye
World Cup - Qualification Europe · Semi-finals · Tupras Stadium
0–1
Nov 18
vs San Marino
World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group Stage - 10 · Arena Nationala
7–1

Wales

L
D
D
D
W
Jun 6
at Romania
Friendlies · Friendly International · Stadionul Steaua
1–2
Jun 2
vs Ghana
Friendlies · Friendly International · Cardiff City Stadium
1–1
Mar 31
vs Northern Ireland
Friendlies · Friendly International · Cardiff City Stadium
1–1
Mar 26
vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
World Cup - Qualification Europe · Semi-finals · Cardiff City Stadium
1–1
Nov 18
vs FYR Macedonia
World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group Stage - 10 · Cardiff City Stadium
7–1

// the wire

Romania v Wales · the wire

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Romania vs Wales.
The full dossier — form, key battles, the take — drops closer to kickoff.
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