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Romania vs Sweden: match report
Romania hosted Sweden at National Arena on Monday 5 October 2026, in the Nations League (round 4). Romania are without 2 players (Radu Drăgușin, Virgil Ghiță); Sweden have no reported absences. Elchin Məsiyev is the referee.
Result and scorers
Romania 0-1 Sweden. Goals: Viktor Gyökeres 13' for Sweden. Attendance: 49,426.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 5' Yellow card: Nicusor Bancu (Romania)
- 13' Goal: Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) 0-1
- 48' Yellow card: Razvan Marin (Romania)
- 54' Yellow card: Felix Beijmo (Sweden)
- 62' Yellow card: Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden)
- 82' Yellow card: Valentin Mihaila (Romania)
- 90'+4' Yellow card: Catalin Cirjan (Romania)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 52.1% | Possession | 47.9% |
| 13 | Shots | 12 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 5 | Corners | 4 |
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Romania 4-2-3-1
Coach: Gheorghe Hagi
- 12 Ottó Hindrich GK
- 2 Andrei Rațiu DEF
- 4 Andrei Coubiș DEF
- 3 Matei Cristian Ilie DEF
- 11 Nicușor Bancu MID
- 22 Vlad Dragomir MID
- 18 Răzvan Marin MID
- 20 Dennis Man FWD
- 10 Nicolae Stanciu MID
- 7 Darius Olaru MID
- 9 Florin Tănase MID
Bench
- 5 Lisav Naif Eissat DEF
- 8 Alexandru Cicâldau MID
- 14 Ianis Hagi MID
- 13 Valentin Mihăilă FWD
- 19 Cătălin Cîrjan MID
- 1 Ionuț Radu GK
- 16 Valentin Cojocaru GK
- 15 Raul Opruț DEF
- 23 Tony Strata DEF
- 17 Vladimir Screciu DEF
- 21 Olimpiu Moruțan MID
- 6 Tudor Băluță MID
Sweden 4-4-2
Coach: Graham Potter
- 12 Viktor Johansson GK
- 2 Felix Beijmo DEF
- 4 Eric Smith DEF
- 3 Victor Nilsson Lindelöf DEF
- 5 Gabriel Gudmundsson MID
- 21 Alexander Bernhardsson MID
- 7 Lucas Bergvall MID
- 16 Jesper Karlström MID
- 19 Sebastian Nanasi MID
- 22 Besfort Zeneli MID
- 17 Viktor Gyökeres FWD
Bench
- 8 Daniel Svensson MID
- 20 Hugo Larsson MID
- 10 Hugo Bolin MID
- 18 Samuel Dahl DEF
- 14 Hampus Skoglund DEF
- 23 Melker Ellborg GK
- 1 Noel Törnqvist GK
- 15 Victor Eriksson DEF
- 13 Ken Sema MID
- 9 Paulos Abraham FWD
- 11 Williot Swedberg FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Romania
- Radu Drăgușin suspension, back Early October 2026
- Virgil Ghiță suspension, back Early October 2026
Sweden
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Friday 25 September 2026: Sweden 2-1 Romania
- Friday 15 November 2019: Romania 0-2 Sweden
- Saturday 23 March 2019: Sweden 2-1 Romania
- Tuesday 27 March 2018: Romania 1-0 Sweden
- Sunday 10 July 1994: Romania 2-2 Sweden