FIFA World Cup qualification 1996

Iceland 0–4 Romania

Wednesday 9 Oct 1996 · Reykjavík, Iceland

Iceland0–4Romania

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Munteanu Hagi Popescu Petrescu

21′0–1Dorinel Munteanu Romania
60′0–2Gheorghe Hagi Romania
75′0–3Gheorghe Popescu Romania
81′0–4Dan Petrescu Romania

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Iceland: 1492 → 1472
Romania: 1772 → 1792

Expected score for Iceland: 26.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 5, 1996–2021.

Iceland wins: 1
Draws: 1
Romania wins: 3

Form either side

Iceland

Before

1–1 v North Macedonia 1 Jun 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
2–1 v Cyprus 5 Jun 1996 · Friendly
2–1 v Malta 14 Aug 1996 · Friendly
1–2 v Czech Republic 4 Sep 1996 · Friendly
0–2 v Lithuania 5 Oct 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996

After

0–0 v Republic of Ireland 10 Nov 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
1–3 v Slovakia 29 Apr 1997 · Friendly
0–1 v North Macedonia 7 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–0 v Lithuania 11 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–1 v Norway 20 Jul 1997 · Friendly

Romania

Before

0–1 v Bulgaria 13 Jun 1996 · UEFA Euro 1996
1–2 v Spain 18 Jun 1996 · UEFA Euro 1996
2–0 v Israel 14 Aug 1996 · Friendly
3–0 v Lithuania 31 Aug 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
1–2 v United Arab Emirates 18 Sep 1996 · Friendly

After

3–0 v North Macedonia 14 Dec 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
8–0 v Liechtenstein 29 Mar 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–0 v Lithuania 2 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–0 v Republic of Ireland 30 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
4–2 v North Macedonia 20 Aug 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

Road through the tournament

Iceland

Romania

3–0 v Lithuania 31 Aug 1996
4–0 v Iceland 9 Oct 1996
3–0 v North Macedonia 14 Dec 1996

Every Iceland v Romania match5

From Iceland's side.


11 Nov 2021	Romania	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
2 Sep 2021	Romania	0–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
8 Oct 2020	Romania	2–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2020	—
10 Sep 1997	Romania	0–4	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
9 Oct 1996	Romania	0–4	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1996	—

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