FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

Romania 4–0 Iceland

Wednesday 10 Sep 1997 · Bucharest, Romania

Romania4–0Iceland

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Hagi Petrescu Gâlcă Hagi

9′1–0Gheorghe Hagi Romania
41′2–0Dan Petrescu Romania
65′3–0Constantin Gâlcă Romania
82′4–0Gheorghe Hagi Romania

Elo

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

Romania: 1838 → 1843
Iceland: 1460 → 1456

Expected score for Romania: 94% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 5, 1996–2021.

Romania wins: 3
Draws: 1
Iceland wins: 1

Form either side

Romania

Before

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
8–1 v Liechtenstein 6 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

1–1 v Republic of Ireland 11 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–1 v Spain 19 Nov 1997 · Friendly
0–1 v Israel 18 Mar 1998 · Friendly
2–1 v Greece 8 Apr 1998 · Friendly
1–1 v Belgium 22 Apr 1998 · Friendly

Iceland

Before

0–0 v Lithuania 11 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–1 v Norway 20 Jul 1997 · Friendly
1–0 v Faroe Islands 27 Jul 1997 · Friendly
4–0 v Liechtenstein 20 Aug 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–4 v Republic of Ireland 6 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

4–0 v Liechtenstein 11 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–0 v Saudi Arabia 7 Dec 1997 · Friendly
2–3 v Slovenia 5 Feb 1998 · Cyprus International Tournament 1998
1–2 v Slovakia 7 Feb 1998 · Cyprus International Tournament 1998
1–1 v Saudi Arabia 13 May 1998 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Romania

Iceland

Every Romania v Iceland match5

From Romania's side.


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

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