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Romania have participated at 7 of 21 final tournaments of the World Cup. They were one of the few European participants at the inaugural edition held in Uruguay in 1930. The best performance of the team was in 1994 in United States, when Romania reached quarter-finals after defeating Diego Maradona 's Argentina.
The East Germans won 2–0 to effectively seal their first ever qualification for the World Cup, which would be held in 1974 west of the Inner German border in West Germany. With East Germany scoring a predictable 4–1 win in Albania, Romania were out, despite a huge 9–0 win over Finland in Bucharest.
On 26 September 1972, under new coach Valentin Stanescu, Romania suffered a significant defeat to East Germany in Leipzig. The East Germans won 2–0 to effectively seal their first ever qualification for the World Cup, which would be held over the border in West Germany.
- 1984-2015
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- 1977-1983
WC 1972. Hungary qualified for the final phase of 1972 UEFA European Championship final tournamentand reached the semi-finals, where were eliminated by Soviet Union who lost the final against West Germany after 0-3; also, Hungary lost the 3rd place final against Belgium.
It all came down to Romania’s final match just ten days later vs. Wales at Bucharest. Romania’s win (2-0) edged them ahead of Czechoslovakia only on goal difference.
Information about Romania National Team and its appearances in the FIFA Soccer World Cup with stats of games, goals, top scorers, world cups played and won, best and worst performances and much more data.
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