Romania hosts North Macedonia in round 1 of the World Cup Qualification. The match will be played on Thursday, March 25th at Stadionul Ilie Oană (Ploieşti)
At one time, the Romanian national team was a regular participant in large tournaments. However, the generational change did not benefit the team, and now it is an ordinary but unyielding middle peasant. The Romanians didn’t manage to get to Euro 2021, as they were only fourth in their qualification group, lagging behind Spain, Sweden, and Norway. And they didn’t take a chance in the Nations League playoffs, where they lost to Iceland in the semifinals (1-2). As for the upcoming qualification, Romania has every chance to compete for the second line and at the same time take revenge on the Icelanders. The first place will probably go to the Germans.
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North Macedonia recently managed to achieve historic success by making it to the final part of the next Euro. Such a dream became a reality thanks to the Nations League - the team won a ticket to the coveted tournament by winning the playoffs in the weakest division. The Macedonians looked good even in Division C and fought for the first place with Armenia until the last round. But they lost in a head-to-head meeting and ranked second. One should not expect another breakthrough because the team's roster is not strong. However, North Macedonia can take points from the middle peasants.
The opponents held five head-to-head matches (four of them were official and one friendly). Romania won all official matches, but Macedonians won the friendly game. All these are simple statistics because the last game took place back in 2010. Now we are waiting for an interesting confrontation, as many teams can compete for the second line in this group. The class of Romanians is slightly higher, although they have not been impressive in recent years. Macedonians may surprise, but they still cannot surpass themselves. Let's bet on a clear victory for the home team.
Prediction for the match: Romania to win