Romania

Romanian national football team (Romanian: Echipa de fotbal a Romaniei) Romania nation's national team of football (Romanian Team Nationala de fotbal a Romaniei) is a representative of Romania in the international football competition. The team is managed under the Romanian Football Federation (Federatia Romana de Fotbal) Also called FRF. They are also referred to by the name of Tricolorii (The Tricolours).

Romania is one of the four European teams--the other three comprising Belgium, France and Yugoslavia--that participated in the first FIFA World Cup in 1930. With this involvement, Romania have qualified for seven World Cup editions, the latest one being in 1998. The most memorable moment for the national team was in 1994, when they reached the quarterfinals of the tournament. With the help of playmaker Gheorghe Hagi the team was eliminated by Sweden through the penalty shoot-out, defeating Argentina by a score of 3-2 in the earlier round.

In the European Championships, Romania's best performance was in 2000 , when they reached the quarterfinals in a group that included Germany, Portugal and England but lost to the eventual runners-up Italy. They also reached the final eight in the years 1960 as well as 1972. They qualified for five tournaments.