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ScoresTablesLine-upsMatch Stats (active)Head-to-headUEFA World Cup Qualifiers Scores & FixturesTuesday 9th SeptemberAzerbaijan 1 ,onibus pro cassino Ukraine 1 at Full timeAzerbaijanAzerbaijanAzerbaijan11UkraineUkraineUkraineFull timeFTFrance 2 , Iceland 1 at Full timeFranceFranceFrance21IcelandIcelandIcelandFull timeFTArmenia 2 , Republic of Ireland 1 at Full timeArmeniaArmeniaArmenia21Rep. IrelandRepublic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandFull timeFTHungary 2 , Portugal 3 at Full timeHungaryHungaryHungary23PortugalPortugalPortugalFull timeFTBosnia-Herzegovina 1 , Austria 2 at Full timeBosniaBosnia-HerzegovinaBosnia-Herzegovina12AustriaAustriaAustriaFull timeFTCyprus 2 , Romania 2 at Full timeCyprusCyprusCyprus22RomaniaRomaniaRomaniaFull timeFTNorway 11 , Moldova 1 at Full timeNorwayNorwayNorway111MoldovaMoldovaMoldovaFull timeFTAlbania 1 , Latvia 0 at Full timeAlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania10LatviaLatviaLatviaFull timeFTSerbia 0 , England 5 at Full timeSerbiaSerbiaSerbia05EnglandEnglandEnglandFull timeFTView all UEFA World Cup Qualifiers fixturesUEFA World Cup Qualifiers TableOn Tuesday 9th SeptemberSkip to table keyGroup ATeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first1Slovakia22003036No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultWResult WinWResult Win2Northern Ireland21014403No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultWResult WinLResult Loss3Germany21013303No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultLResult LossWResult Win4Luxembourg200214-30No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultLResult LossLResult LossView latest UEFA World Cup Qualifiers tableGroup BTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first1Switzerland22007076No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultWResult WinWResult Win2Kosovo210124-23No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultLResult LossWResult Win3Sweden201124-21No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultDResult DrawLResult Loss4Slovenia201125-31No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultDResult DrawLResult LossView latest UEFA World Cup Qualifiers tableGroup CTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first1Denmark21103034No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultDResult DrawWResult Win2Scotland21102024No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultDResult DrawWResult Win3Greece21015413No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultWResult WinLResult Loss4Belarus200217-60No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultLResult LossLResult LossView latest UEFA World Cup Qualifiers tableGroup DTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first1France22004136No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultWResult WinWResult Win2Iceland21016243No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultWResult WinLResult Loss3Ukraine201113-21No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultLResult LossDResult Draw4Azerbaijan201116-51No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultLResult LossDResult DrawView latest UEFA World Cup Qualifiers tableGroup ETeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first1Spain22009096No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultWResult WinWResult Win2Georgia21015323No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultLResult LossWResult Win3Turkey210138-53No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultWResult WinLResult Loss4Bulgaria200206-60No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultLResult LossLResult LossView latest UEFA World Cup Qualifiers tableGroup FTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first1Portugal22008266No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultWResult WinWResult Win2Armenia210126-43No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultLResult LossWResult Win3Hungary201145-11No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultDResult DrawLResult Loss4Republic of Ireland201134-11No ResultNo ResultNo ResultNo ResultDResult DrawLResult LossView latest UEFA World Cup Qualifiers tableGroup GTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first1Netherlands43101431110No ResultNo ResultWResult WinWResult WinDResult DrawWResult Win2Poland531184410No ResultWResult WinWResult WinLResult LossDResult DrawWResult Win3Finland521268-27No ResultWResult WinDResult DrawLResult LossWResult WinLResult Loss4Lithuania503257-23No ResultLResult LossDResult DrawDResult DrawDResult DrawLResult Loss5Malta5023112-112No ResultLResult LossLResult LossDResult DrawLResult LossDResult DrawView latest UEFA World Cup Qualifiers tableMatch Participants:Romania, Position 3, Points 7Cyprus, Position 4, Points 4Group HTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first1Bosnia-Herzegovina5401113812No ResultWResult WinWResult WinWResult WinWResult WinLResult Loss2Austria440092712No ResultNo ResultWResult WinWResult WinWResult WinWResult Win3Romania521210647No ResultLResult LossWResult WinLResult LossWResult WinDResult Draw4Cyprus511357-24No ResultWResult WinLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossDResult Draw5San Marino5005118-170No ResultLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossView latest UEFA World Cup Qualifiers tableGroup ITeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first1Norway55002432115No ResultWResult WinWResult WinWResult WinWResult WinWResult Win2Italy430112759No ResultNo ResultLResult LossWResult WinWResult WinWResult Win3Israel5302151149No ResultWResult WinLResult LossWResult WinWResult WinLResult Loss4Estonia5104513-83No ResultLResult LossWResult WinLResult LossLResult LossLResult Loss5Moldova5005325-220No ResultLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossView latest UEFA World Cup Qualifiers tableGroup JTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first1North Macedonia5320112911No ResultWResult WinDResult DrawDResult DrawWResult WinWResult Win2Belgium43101741310No ResultNo ResultDResult DrawWResult WinWResult WinWResult Win3Wales5311116510No ResultWResult WinDResult DrawWResult WinLResult LossWResult Win4Kazakhstan5104311-83No ResultLResult LossWResult WinLResult LossLResult LossLResult Loss5Liechtenstein5005019-190No ResultLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossView latest UEFA World Cup Qualifiers tableGroup KTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first1England55001301315No ResultWResult WinWResult WinWResult WinWResult WinWResult Win2Albania52215328No ResultLResult LossWResult WinDResult DrawDResult DrawWResult Win3Serbia421145-17No ResultNo ResultDResult DrawWResult WinWResult WinLResult Loss4Latvia511326-44No ResultWResult WinLResult LossDResult DrawLResult LossLResult Loss5Andorra5005010-100No ResultLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossView latest UEFA World Cup Qualifiers tableGroup LTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first1Croatia44001711612No ResultNo ResultWResult WinWResult WinWResult WinWResult Win2Czech Republic5401116512No ResultWResult WinWResult WinWResult WinLResult LossWResult Win3Faroe Islands520345-16No ResultLResult LossLResult LossWResult WinLResult LossWResult Win4Montenegro520349-56No ResultWResult WinWResult WinLResult LossLResult LossLResult Loss5Gibraltar5005217-150No ResultLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossLResult LossView latest UEFA World Cup Qualifiers tableKeyPosition 1 : Final TournamentPosition 2 : Play-offLast Updated 9th September 2025 at 21:48Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.Team Lineupshome team, CyprusManager: Apostolos MantziosFormation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1Pitch FormationDiagram of half a football pitch showing the home team formation.12, Fabiano, Goalkeeper12Fabiano16, Shikkis, Defender16Shikkis15, Shielis, Defender15Shielis19, Laifis, Defender19Laifis2, Pileas, Defender2Pileas8, Kousoulos, Defensive Midfielder8Kousoulos20, Kastanos, Defensive Midfielder20Kastanos17, Loizou, Attacking Midfielder17Loizou13, Kosti, Attacking Midfielder13Kosti21, Tzionis, Attacking Midfielder21Tzionis9, Pittas, Striker9PittasStarting lineupNumber 12, Fabiano Number 2, K. Pileas Anderson Correia 46', substituted for Anderson Correia at 46 minutesNumber 19, K. Laifis Number 15, C. Shielis Number 16, A. Shikkis Number 20, G. Kastanos (c), CaptainNumber 8, I. Kousoulos 48', Yellow Card at 48 minutesC. Charalampous 62', substituted for C. Charalampous at 62 minutesNumber 21, M. Tzionis N. Koutsakos 88', substituted for N. Koutsakos at 88 minutesNumber 13, I. Kosti C. Kyriakou 68', substituted for C. Kyriakou at 68 minutesNumber 17, L. Loizou A. Kakoullis 62', substituted for A. Kakoullis at 62 minutesNumber 9, I. Pittas 54', Yellow Card at 54 minutesSubstituteshome team, CyprusNumber 4, S. Andreou Number 18, K. Artymatas Number 5, C. Charalampous 90', Yellow Card at 90 minutesNumber 7, Anderson Correia Number 11, A. Kakoullis Number 14, N. Koutsakos Number 23, C. Kyriakou Number 1, J. Mall Number 22, N. Michael Number 3, N. Panagiotou Number 6, G. Satsias Number 10, P. Sotiriou away team, RomaniaManager: Mircea LucescuFormation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1Pitch FormationDiagram of half a football pitch showing the away team formation.12, Moldovan, Goalkeeper12Moldovan2, Ratiu, Defender2Ratiu5, Ghita, Defender5Ghita15, Burca, Defender15Burca11, Bancu, Defender11Bancu6, Marin, Defensive Midfielder6Marin20, Man, Midfielder20Man18, Marin, Midfielder18Marin10, Stanciu, Midfielder10Stanciu14, Dobre, Midfielder14Dobre7, Dragus, Striker7DragusStarting lineupNumber 12, H. Moldovan Number 11, N. Bancu 21', Yellow Card at 21 minutesNumber 15, A. Burc? 44', Yellow Card at 44 minutesNumber 5, V. Ghi?? Number 2, A. Ra?iu Number 6, M. Marin Number 14, A. Dobre D. Miculescu 65', substituted for D. Miculescu at 65 minutesNumber 10, N. Stanciu (c), CaptainNumber 18, R. Marin A. ?ut 80', substituted for A. ?ut at 80 minutesF. T?nase 85', substituted for F. T?nase at 85 minutesNumber 20, D. Man D. Sorescu 80', substituted for D. Sorescu at 80 minutesNumber 7, D. Dr?gu? away team, RomaniaNumber 9, ?. Baiaram Number 4, A. Chipciu Number 21, D. Olaru Number 17, D. Miculescu Number 22, A. Mitri?? Number 3, M. Popescu Number 16, R. Sava Number 13, V. Screciu Number 23, D. Sorescu Number 1, ?. Tarnovanu Number 19, F. T?nase Number 8, A. ?ut Cyprus (active)Romaniahome team, CyprusManager: Apostolos MantziosFormation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1Pitch FormationDiagram of half a football pitch showing the home team formation.12, Fabiano, Goalkeeper12Fabiano16, Shikkis, Defender16Shikkis15, Shielis, Defender15Shielis19, Laifis, Defender19Laifis2, Pileas, Defender2Pileas8, Kousoulos, Defensive Midfielder8Kousoulos20, Kastanos, Defensive Midfielder20Kastanos17, Loizou, Attacking Midfielder17Loizou13, Kosti, Attacking Midfielder13Kosti21, Tzionis, Attacking Midfielder21Tzionis9, Pittas, Striker9PittasStarting lineupNumber 12, Fabiano Number 2, K. Pileas Anderson Correia 46', substituted for Anderson Correia at 46 minutesNumber 19, K. Laifis Number 15, C. Shielis Number 16, A. Shikkis Number 20, G. Kastanos (c), CaptainNumber 8, I. Kousoulos 48', Yellow Card at 48 minutesC. Charalampous 62', substituted for C. Charalampous at 62 minutesNumber 21, M. Tzionis N. Koutsakos 88', substituted for N. Koutsakos at 88 minutesNumber 13, I. Kosti C. Kyriakou 68', substituted for C. Kyriakou at 68 minutesNumber 17, L. Loizou A. Kakoullis 62', substituted for A. Kakoullis at 62 minutesNumber 9, I. Pittas 54', Yellow Card at 54 minutesSubstitutesNumber 4, S. Andreou Number 18, K. Artymatas Number 5, C. Charalampous 90', Yellow Card at 90 minutesNumber 7, Anderson Correia Number 11, A. Kakoullis Number 14, N. Koutsakos Number 23, C. Kyriakou Number 1, J. Mall Number 22, N. Michael Number 3, N. Panagiotou Number 6, G. Satsias Number 10, P. Sotiriou away team, RomaniaManager: Mircea LucescuFormation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1Pitch FormationDiagram of half a football pitch showing the away team formation.12, Moldovan, Goalkeeper12Moldovan2, Ratiu, Defender2Ratiu5, Ghita, Defender5Ghita15, Burca, Defender15Burca11, Bancu, Defender11Bancu6, Marin, Defensive Midfielder6Marin20, Man, Midfielder20Man18, Marin, Midfielder18Marin10, Stanciu, Midfielder10Stanciu14, Dobre, Midfielder14Dobre7, Dragus, Striker7DragusStarting lineupNumber 12, H. Moldovan Number 11, N. Bancu 21', Yellow Card at 21 minutesNumber 15, A. Burc? 44', Yellow Card at 44 minutesNumber 5, V. Ghi?? Number 2, A. Ra?iu Number 6, M. Marin Number 14, A. Dobre D. Miculescu 65', substituted for D. Miculescu at 65 minutesNumber 10, N. Stanciu (c), CaptainNumber 18, R. Marin A. ?ut 80', substituted for A. ?ut at 80 minutesF. T?nase 85', substituted for F. T?nase at 85 minutesNumber 20, D. Man D. Sorescu 80', substituted for D. Sorescu at 80 minutesNumber 7, D. Dr?gu? SubstitutesNumber 9, ?. Baiaram Number 4, A. Chipciu Number 21, D. Olaru Number 17, D. Miculescu Number 22, A. Mitri?? Number 3, M. Popescu Number 16, R. Sava Number 13, V. Screciu Number 23, D. Sorescu Number 1, ?. Tarnovanu Number 19, F. T?nase Number 8, A. ?ut Match OfficialsReferee: Matej JugVideo Assistant Referee: Asmir SagrkovicAssistant Referee 1: Matej ZunicAssistant Referee 2: Manuel VidaliFourth Official: Rade ObrenovicAssistant VAR Official: Alen BorosakMatch StatsKey, Cyprus v RomaniaCyprusKeyRomaniaOverall possessionCYP58.7%ROU41.3%Cyprus 58.7%Romania 41.3%ShotsCyprus 18Romania 818Shots8Shots on targetCyprus 8Romania 58Shots on target5Total touches inside the opposition boxCyprus 26Romania 16CYP2616ROUGoalkeeper savesCyprus 3Romania 63Goalkeeper saves6Fouls committedCyprus 7Romania 217Fouls committed21CornersCyprus 7Romania 17Corners1In-depth match statsAttackShotsCyprus 18Romania 818Shots8Shots on targetCyprus 8Romania 58Shots on target5Shots off targetCyprus 6Romania 26Shots off target2Attempts out of boxCyprus 6Romania 36Attempts out of box3Hit woodworkCyprus 1Romania 01Hit woodwork0One-on-one attemptsCyprus 0Romania 30One-on-one attempts3Total offsidesCyprus 2Romania 02Total offsides0DistributionTotal passesCyprus 461Romania 329461Total passes329Pass accuracy %Cyprus 85.2Romania 74.285.2Pass accuracy %74.2Backward passesCyprus 66Romania 4766Backward passes47Forward passesCyprus 150Romania 128150Forward passes128Total long ballsCyprus 46Romania 4846Total long balls48Successful final third passesCyprus 76Romania 5176Successful final third passes51Total crossesCyprus 26Romania 1226Total crosses12DefenceTotal tacklesCyprus 15Romania 1115Total tackles11Won tackle %Cyprus 80Romania 54.580Won tackle %54.5Fouls committedCyprus 7Romania 217Fouls committed21Total yellow cardsCyprus 3Romania 23Total yellow cards2Total clearancesCyprus 25Romania 2925Total clearances29Head to HeadSeason so farUEFA World Cup QualifiersSkip to form guideSkip to previous meetingsSkip to previous scoresCyprusKeyRomaniaKey, Cyprus v RomaniaGoals scoredCyprus 5Romania 10CYP510ROUGoals concededCyprus 7Romania 67Goals conceded6ShotsCyprus 58Romania 4758Shots47Shots on targetCyprus 29Romania 2529Shots on target25Shots off targetCyprus 29Romania 2229Shots off target22Blocked shotsCyprus 18Romania 2318Blocked shots23Passing accuracy %Cyprus 81.28Romania 84.61CYP81.28ROU84.61See moreForm guideAll competitionsSkip to previous meetingsSkip to previous scoresSkip back to season so farCyprusRomaniaLCyprus losev Austria10UEFA World Cup QualifiersLRomania losev Canada03FriendliesLCyprus losev Romania20UEFA World Cup QualifiersWRomania wonv Cyprus20UEFA World Cup QualifiersDCyprus drawv Bulgaria22FriendliesLRomania losev Austria21UEFA World Cup QualifiersLCyprus losev Bosnia-Herzegovina21UEFA World Cup QualifiersWRomania wonv San Marino15UEFA World Cup QualifiersWCyprus wonv San Marino20UEFA World Cup QualifiersLRomania losev Bosnia-Herzegovina01UEFA World Cup QualifiersSee lessPrevious meetingsAll competitionsSkip to previous scoresSkip back to form guideSkip back to season so farCyprus and RomaniaWon1Played 17Played17Won13Cyprus Won 1Romania Won 13Draw3Draw 3Previous scoresAll competitionsSkip back to previous meetingsSkip back to form guideSkip back to season so farUEFA World Cup QualifiersRomania 2 , Cyprus 0 on the 10th of June 2025RomaniaRomaniaRomania20CyprusCyprusCyprus10th of June 202510 JUN 2025UEFA Nations LeagueRomania 4 , Cyprus 1 on the 18th of November 2024RomaniaRomaniaRomania41CyprusCyprusCyprus18th of November 202418 NOV 2024Cyprus 0 , Romania 3 on the 12th of October 2024CyprusCyprusCyprus03RomaniaRomaniaRomania12th of October 202412 OCT 2024
