The Romanian national football team defeated the Lithuanian team, 2-1 (1-1), not without difficulty, on Tuesday evening, in the 2nd Group of the League C of the League of Nations, informs Agerpres.
Razvan Marin (18 - penalty) and Denis Dragus (65) ensured the fourth consecutive victory in this campaign, after the Lithuanian team opened the score through Armandas Kucys (7 - penalty).
The 2024-2025 League of Nations will also have a direct effect on the European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The best four group winners from the League of Nations, except for the teams that finished in the top two places in the qualifying groups, will participate in the play-off matches for WC 2026, along with all the 12 teams placed on the second spot in the classic preliminaries. Thus, there will be four play-offs, each with four teams, which will meet in a semi-final-final system, and the last four European national teams to participate in the World Cup to take place in the United States of America, Mexico and Canada will thus be established.
The two teams were made of:
Lithuania: 12. Edvinas Gertmonas - 2. Rokas Lekiatas, 4. Edvinas Girdvainis, 3. Artemijus Tutyskinas (20. Titas Milasius, 59) - 17. Pijus Sirvys (10. Fedor Cernych, 75), 14. Vykintas Slivka, 6. Modestas Vorobjovas (8. Giedrius Matulevicius, 80), 15. Gvidas Gineitis, 13. Justas Lasickas (captain) - 22. Paulius Golubickas (23. Artur Dolznikov, 59), 11. Armandas Kucys (19. Valdas Paulauskas, 80). Selector: Edgaras Jankauskas.
Romania: 1. Florin Nita - 2. Andrei Ratiu, 3. Radu Dragusin, 15. Andrei Burca, 23. Deian Sorescu - 10. Nicolae Stanciu (captain), 6. Marius Marin, 18. Razvan Marin (21. Darius Olaru, 72) - 20. Dennis Man (14. Ianis Hagi, 84), 19. Denis Dragus, 13. Valentin Mihaila (17. Florinel Coman, 72). Selector: Mircea Lucescu.
Unused reserves: 12. Horatiu Moldovan, 16. Stefan Târnovanu - 4. Cristian Manea, 5. Virgil Ghita, 7. Denis Alibec, 8. Alexandru Chipciu, 9. George Puscas, 11. Victor Dican, 22. Alexandru Mitrita.
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