query: when was the last time romania qualified for the world cup

pos: Romania at the FIFA World Cup Romania at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of Romania's results at the FIFA World Cup. Romania participated at 7 of 21 final tournaments of the World Cup. They were one of the few European participants at the inaugural edition held in Uruguay in 1930. The best performance of the team was in 1994 in United States, when Romania reached quarter-finals after defeating Diego Maradona's Argentina. They eventually lost to Sweden after a penalty shoot-out. The last time Romania qualified was in 1998 in France, when they reached the round of 16, losing to Croatia. The best scorer

pos: Romania at the FIFA World Cup Romania at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of Romania's results at the FIFA World Cup. Romania participated at 7 of 21 final tournaments of the World Cup. They were one of the few European participants at the inaugural edition held in Uruguay in 1930. The best performance of the team was in 1994 in United States, when Romania reached quarter-finals after defeating Diego Maradona's Argentina. They eventually lost to Sweden after a penalty shoot-out. The last time Romania qualified was in 1998 in France, when they reached the round of 16, losing to Croatia. The best scorer

pos: 2002 FIFA World Cup first time: China, Ecuador, Senegal and Slovenia. As of 2018, this was the last time the Republic of Ireland, Turkey and China qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals, as well as the last time Australia and Switzerland failed to qualify. Turkey qualified for the first time since 1954, Poland and Portugal both qualified for the first time since 1986 and Costa Rica and Uruguay qualified for the first time since 1990. Sweden, Russia and the Republic of Ireland also returned after missing the 1998 World Cup. 1998 semi-finalists the Netherlands, three times 1990s participants Romania and Colombia and Norway,

pos: History of the Romania national football team goal by Hristo Stoichkov saw Bulgaria knock out their neighbours, although Romania claimed they should have had a goal awarded when the ball struck the bar and bounced behind the goal-line. They finally scored in their last game, Florin Răducioiu equalizing an early goal by Spain's Javier Manjarín. Spain had to win to qualify with France at the expense of Bulgaria and did so when Guillermo Amor stooped to head a late winner. Romania exited with no points and little to cheer. Despite a dreadful Euro 96, Romania were seeded when they qualified for the 1998 World Cup with an

pos: 2006 FIFA World Cup Montenegro had competed as Yugoslavia in 1998, as well as making up part of Yugoslav teams from 1930 to 1990. As of 2018, this was the last time Togo, Angola, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Trinidad and Tobago qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals, and the last time Uruguay and Nigeria failed to qualify. Australia qualified for the first time since 1974. Among the teams who failed to qualify were 2002 third-placed team Turkey, quarter-finalists Senegal, Euro 2004 winners Greece and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations winners Egypt. Additionally, Belgium failed to qualify for the first time since 1978 and

pos: OFC Women's Nations Cup New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. This competition also served as the qualifying process for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. New Zealand finished first and qualified for the World Cup. In 1995, Papua New Guinea was the host. This edition featured the same teams from the previous edition. Australia won the tournament this time and qualified for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden. The American Samoa and Samoa made their debuts in 1998. This time, the competition took place in Australia, and was won by them. The country won again in 2003. This was their last participation

pos: Romania national football team Romania national football team The Romania national football team () represents Romania in international football and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. They are colloquially known as "Tricolorii" (The Tricolours). Romania is one of the only four national teams from Europe—the other three being Yugoslavia, France, and Belgium—that took part in the first FIFA World Cup in 1930. Since that performance, Romania have qualified for the 1934, 1938, 1970, 1990, 1994 and 1998 editions. Led by playmaker Gheorghe Hagi, the team's finest hour came in 1994 when it reached the quarter-finals. They were eliminated by Sweden on a penalty

pos: 1998 FIFA World Cup Group G They won the match to take the second qualifying place. 1998 FIFA World Cup Group G At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, labelled A–H. The four teams in Group G were England, Romania, Colombia and Tunisia. With wins in their first two games against Colombia and England, followed by a draw against Tunisia, Romania won the group and qualified for the round of 16. England and Colombia were level on points before they played each other in their final match, each having defeated Tunisia and lost to Romania. England, with

pos: 1998 FIFA World Cup Group G 1998 FIFA World Cup Group G At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, labelled A–H. The four teams in Group G were England, Romania, Colombia and Tunisia. With wins in their first two games against Colombia and England, followed by a draw against Tunisia, Romania won the group and qualified for the round of 16. England and Colombia were level on points before they played each other in their final match, each having defeated Tunisia and lost to Romania. England, with a better goal difference, only required a draw to advance.

pos: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification With three outright berths, the top three teams qualified. This meant the finalists and the winner of the third-place playoff progressed. Iran and the Philippines became the first teams to qualify via the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship in Manila by advancing to the final. Iran made their second consecutive appearance while the Philippines qualified for the World Cup after 35 years of missing the tournament, their last appearance being in 1978 when they hosted the event. Korea, whose last appearance was in 1998, took the third and last automatic Asian berth after winning third place in the said tournament. The

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup terms of population to reach the World Cup. Other teams returning after absences of at least three tournaments include: Egypt, returning to the finals after their last appearance in 1990; Morocco, who last competed in 1998; Peru, returning after 1982; and Senegal, competing for the second time after reaching the quarter-finals in 2002. It is the first time three Nordic countries (Denmark, Iceland and Sweden) and four Arab nations (Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia) have qualified for the World Cup. Notable countries that failed to qualify include four-time champions Italy (for the first time since 1958), three-time runners-up and

neg: 1998 FIFA World Cup 1978 after losing to Italy in the play-off round); and the Republic of Ireland, who had qualified for the previous two tournaments. As of 2018, this is the most recent time Austria, Scotland, Norway, Bulgaria, Romania, and Jamaica have qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals, as well as the last time Portugal missed out. The highest ranked team not to qualify was Czech Republic (ranked 3rd), while the lowest ranked team that did qualify was Nigeria (ranked 74th). The following 32 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, qualified for the final tournament. France's bid to host the World Cup

neg: 2007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification European Nations Cup (rugby union)" "Romania, Georgia, and Portugal qualified for Round 5. Russia, Czech Republic, and Ukraine qualified for Round 4." "Spain and Russia qualified for Round 5." Spain won 79–29 on aggregate Russia won 62–28 on aggregate "Italy qualified for World Cup as "Europe 1". Portugal entered Round 6." "Romania qualified for World Cup as "Europe 2". Georgia entered Round 6." "Georgia qualified for World Cup as "Europe 3". Portugal entered repechage as "Europe 4"." Georgia won 28–14 on aggregate 2007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification 2007 Rugby World Cup – European qualification was a European Nations

neg: Romania at the 2018 Winter Olympics World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Romania qualified 4 sleds. Based on the world rankings, Romania qualified 1 sled. Romania at the 2018 Winter Olympics Romania competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 27 competitors in 8 sports. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Romania qualified two athletes, one male and one female. Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Romania has qualified 5 men. Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh

neg: Slovenia national football team later, qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, this time defeating Romania in a playoff. The team did not lose a match in its whole qualifying campaign, finished in second place with six wins and six draws, but did not obtain any points in the group stage of the finals. Despite failing to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Slovenia was the only team to defeat the eventual World Cup winners Italy during the campaign. Slovenia qualified for its last major tournament in 2009 after defeating Russia in a playoff to clinch a berth for the 2010 FIFA World

neg: Romania at the 2018 Winter Olympics Romania at the 2018 Winter Olympics Romania competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 27 competitors in 8 sports. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Romania qualified two athletes, one male and one female. Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Romania has qualified 5 men. Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Romania has qualified 2 sleds. Romania qualified three athletes, two male and one female. Based on the results from the

neg: Romania at the Rugby World Cup matches - Romania has not hosted any World Cup games. Romania at the Rugby World Cup Romania have played in the first eight editions of the Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987. They originally qualified for the ninth edition of the Rugby World Cup to be played in 2019. In 2018 after it was discovered that Romania were one of three countries guilty of fielding ineligible players in multiple qualifiers they received a points deduction. The points deduction meant Romania did not qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Pool 4 matches - Pool D matches -

neg: History of the Romania national football team Cup. Romania missed out on Euro 92. Scotland qualified after Romania drew a must-win last match in Sofia against Bulgaria, with Nasko Sirakov's equalizer sealing their fate. They were successful, though in reaching another World Cup in the United States in 1994. Despite losing in Belgium and suffering a heavy 5-2 defeat in Czechoslovakia, Romania went into their last match at Cardiff Arms Park with Wales needing a win to pip them to a place in the finals. Goals from Gheorghe Hagi and Dean Saunders meant the game was finely balanced, before Wales were awarded a penalty. Paul Bodin of

neg: Romania at the Rugby World Cup Romania at the Rugby World Cup Romania have played in the first eight editions of the Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987. They originally qualified for the ninth edition of the Rugby World Cup to be played in 2019. In 2018 after it was discovered that Romania were one of three countries guilty of fielding ineligible players in multiple qualifiers they received a points deduction. The points deduction meant Romania did not qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Pool 4 matches - Pool D matches - Pool A matches - Pool 5 matches - Group A

neg: Lynn Howells 30 points from the table, and effectively disqualifying them from the world cup - Romania now sat third across the two-year aggregate table and bottom of the 2018 Championship. On 29 May 2018, Romania appealed the decision. On 6 June, the appeal failed and the decision was upheld meaning Russia was confirmed as Europe 1 and qualified for the World Cup, whilst Germany advanced to round 6. This meant Russia qualified for the World Cup ahead of Romania. Pontypridd "(as assistant coach)" Pontypridd "(as head coach)" Cardiff Doncaster Knights Lynn Howells Lynn Howells (born 29 May 1950) is a Welsh

neg: 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification to play Romania during the Ramadan month, with Egyptian officials arguing that it was "impossible" to play football during that time period.<br> After Egyptian officials invited Austrian club side First Vienna FC to Egypt to participate in a friendly game against the national team during the holy month, Egypt were withdrawn by FIFA, and Romania qualified automatically. Switzerland qualified. Greece qualified for the final round. Hungary qualified. ---- Czechoslovakia qualified. Latvia qualified for the final round. Austria qualified, but was later incorporated by Germany during the Anschluss. FIFA offered the place to England (winner of the 1937–38 British Home Championship),

neg: 1970 FIFA World Cup been present at the previous World Cup, but three teams qualified for the first time: El Salvador, Israel and Morocco, while Peru, Romania, Belgium and Sweden made their first World Cup appearances since 1930, 1938, 1954 and 1958 respectively. Czechoslovakia was also back after missing the 1966 World Cup. Those who failed to qualify included Argentina (in their only qualifying failure as of 2018), France, Hungary, 1966 Semi-Finalists Portugal and Spain. The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. Five stadiums in five cities were selected to host the World Cup matches. Alternative venues in Hidalgo state and the

neg: Romeo Gontineac finals, in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007, in an aggregate of 14 caps. He was also the captain at the last two presences. He became a coach and was nominated head coach of Romania in 2010, succeeding Serge Lairle of France. Gontineac called upon the services of former All Blacks Steve McDowall to be his assistant coach in the qualifyings the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Romania qualified at the repechage, but disappointed at the finals, being unable to win a single match for the first time since 1995. <br> Romeo Gontineac Romeo Stefan Gontineac (born 18 December 1973 in Hlipiceni,

neg: Romania national football team shoot-out – his kick saved by Packie Bonner – and Romania were out. Romania missed out on Euro 1992. Scotland qualified after Romania drew a must-win last match in Sofia against Bulgaria, with Nasko Sirakov's equalizer sealing their fate. Romania was successful, however, in reaching another World Cup in the United States in 1994. Despite losing in Belgium and suffering a heavy 5–2 defeat in Czechoslovakia, Romania went into their last match at Cardiff Arms Park with Wales needing a win to pip them to a place in the finals. Goals from Gheorghe Hagi and Dean Saunders meant the game

neg: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) qualified. This was the first time England failed to qualify for the World Cup since first entering in 1950. Bulgaria qualified. Spain and Yugoslavia finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. Yugoslavia qualified. As of 2018 this is the last time Spain have failed to qualify for the World Cup finals. Scotland qualified. Soviet Union advanced to the UEFA – CONMEBOL Play-off. 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone

neg: Angelo Niculescu Romania qualified for a World Cup after more than 30 years and registered a win against Czechoslovakia. Angelo Niculescu Angelo Niculescu (1 October 1921 – 20 June 2015) was a Romanian football manager. He was the coach of the Romania national football team during the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He is best remembered in Romania for inventing the "temporizare" ("delaying") tactics in which the team keeps the possession of the ball inside its own half and the players are using many short passes from one side to another of the field in order to disrupt the opponents patience when they

neg: Romania women's national football team them in the Balkans, is Serbia, as Serbian women's team had almost qualified for a major tournament recently. The following squad was announced for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying play-offs against Portugal on 21 and 25 October 2016. Romania women's national football team The Romania women's national football team represents Romania in international women's football. Their most recent competition is qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Despite not gaining as much success as the men's, the women's team has been improving greatly, and almost qualified for UEFA Women's Euro and FIFA Women's World Cup. The rise of women's

neg: Georgia at the Rugby World Cup Georgia at the Rugby World Cup The Georgia national rugby union team has competed in four consecutive Rugby World Cup tournaments. Starting in 2003, they were placed in Pool C with eventual winners England, South Africa, Uruguay and Samoa, where they lost all four matches. Georgia qualified for the 2007 World Cup and were placed in Pool D with Argentina, France, Ireland and Namibia, where they beat Namibia. In 2011 Rugby World Cup, Georgia qualified for their third straight tournament. They were placed in Pool B with Scotland, England, Argentina and Romania and won the game against rivals Romania. Their

neg: 1982 FIFA World Cup first successful World Cup qualifying campaign in 20 years – the English team had qualified automatically as hosts in 1966 and as defending champions in 1970, then had missed the 1974 and 1978 tournaments. Yugoslavia and Chile were also back after having missed the 1978 tournament. Algeria, Cameroon, Honduras, Kuwait, and New Zealand all participated in the World Cup for the first time. As of 2018, this was the last time that El Salvador and Kuwait qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals, as well as the last time that Mexico and South Korea failed to qualify. There was some

neg: 1930 FIFA World Cup Misfortune played its part; several Bolivian goals were disallowed. Against Brazil, when both teams had only pride to play for, the score was 1–0 to Brazil at half-time. Brazil added three more in the second half, two of them scored by the multi-sportsman Preguinho. Yugoslavia qualified for the semi-finals. Hosts Uruguay were in a group with Peru and Romania. The opening match in this group saw the first player expulsion in the competition, when Plácido Galindo of Peru was dismissed against Romania. The Romanians made their man advantage pay; their 3–1 win included two late goals. This match had the

neg: 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying last place determined by a playoff. With 79 teams participating in regional qualifying competitions, and 12 teams qualifying automatically, 91 nations were involved in the process. Eight nations qualified from regional competitions: seven qualified directly through their region, and the eighth from a four-nation repechage play-off for the final spot. The twentieth place at the 2011 tournament was determined by a repechage play-off which involved the third-place teams from the American and European qualifying tournaments (Uruguay and Romania). On a home and away basis, Romania prevailed by winning 32–12 in Bucharest, preceded by a 21–21 draw in Montevideo. It competed

neg: 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification World Cup qualifiers". 11-2 on aggregate; Egypt qualified. Only six of the teams qualifying for the final competition – Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, Romania, and the USA – had already attended the World Cup in 1930. 5 of the 16 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 1938 finals: Argentina, Austria, Egypt, Spain and United States. 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup for which teams had to qualify. In the inaugural World Cup of 1930, the participating teams were invited to play by FIFA.) When 32 teams entered the 1934 competition,

neg: England at the FIFA World Cup England then had to beat Spain with a two-goal difference to progress to the next round. England, however, only managed a 0–0 draw against the Spanish. England remained unbeaten at the end of the tournament. After the World Cup, Ron Greenwood's time as England manager ended, and he was replaced by Bobby Robson. 1986 saw the second World Cup to take place in Mexico. England qualified for Mexico 1986 by winning four games and drawing four times against Northern Ireland, who qualified in second place, Romania, Finland and Turkey. In Mexico, England lost their opening game to Portugal 1–0 and

neg: UEFA Euro 2016 European champions Spain, and world champions Germany, who qualified for their 12th straight European Championship finals. Romania, Turkey, Austria and Switzerland all returned after missing out in 2012, with the Austrians qualifying for just their second final Euro tournament, after having co-hosted Euro 2008. Returning to the final tournament after long absences were Belgium for the first time since co-hosting Euro 2000, and Hungary for the first time in 44 years, having last appeared at Euro 1972, and 30 years since appearing in a major tournament, their previous one being the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Five teams secured their first-ever

neg: 2007 Rugby World Cup 1 and 2 respectively. In July of the following year, Argentina qualified as Americas 1 by defeating Uruguay 26–0 in Buenos Aires. Americas 2 was filled in August when Canada defeated the United States 56–7 in Newfoundland. The United States went on to qualify as Americas 3 after beating Uruguay in a two-legged tie in early October. That month also saw Italy qualify as Europe 1 after defeating Russia 67–7 in Moscow, reaching the first place in its qualifying group; Romania defeated Spain 43–20 in Madrid, and also qualified for the World Cup as Europe 2. Namibia qualified for their

neg: History of the Romania national football team goals from Adalbert Desu, Constantin Stanciu and Nicolae Kovács, before being thrashed 4-0 by hosts and eventual winners Uruguay. Romania qualified for the next World Cup in 1934 after beating Yugoslavia 2-1 in a repeat of their first international. At the finals, Romania played only one game in a new knock-out format, losing 2-1 to Czechoslovakia in Trieste, Italy, with Ştefan Dobay scoring their only goal of the tournament. Romania qualified by default for the 1938 World Cup after their qualifying playoff opponents Egypt withdrew. They suffered a shock defeat in the finals in France, losing to minnows Cuba, who,

neg: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) to decide who would qualify. Bulgaria qualified for FIFA World Cup 1962 in Chile West Germany qualified. Hungary qualified. ---- Soviet Union qualified. England qualified. ---- Israel advanced to the Second Round. Romania withdrew, so Italy advanced to the Final Round automatically. ---- Israel advanced to the Final Round. Italy qualified. Czechoslovakia and Scotland finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. Czechoslovakia qualified. Spain advanced to the UEFA/CAF Intercontinental Play-off. Yugoslavia advanced to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off. 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Listed below are the dates and results

neg: Romania Fed Cup team 3-1 play-off victory over Switzerland. "Only World Group, World Group Play-off, World Group II, and World Group II Play-off ties are included." Romania Fed Cup team The Romania Fed Cup team represents Romania in Fed Cup tennis competition. It is governed by the Federația Română de Tenis and currently competes in the World Group I, the highest level of the competition. "Rankings as of 16 April 2018." Romania’s best result is a semi-final appearance in 1973. Romania is also a five-time Fed Cup quarterfinalist, having reached the last eight in 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981 and 2016. It spent a total

neg: Romania national football team the finals, Romania played only one game in a new knock-out format, losing 2–1 to Czechoslovakia in Trieste, Italy, with Ștefan Dobay scoring their only goal of the tournament. Romania qualified by default for the 1938 World Cup after their qualifying playoff opponents Egypt withdrew. They suffered a shock defeat in the finals in France, losing to minnows Cuba, who, like Romania, had only qualified due to the withdrawal of their qualifying opponents, the United States. The first match at the Stade Chapou in Toulouse ended 3–3 after extra time, but Cuba won the replay four days later 2–1. Participation

neg: 1990 FIFA World Cup previous final four years earlier. Italy finished third and England fourth, after both lost their semi-finals in penalty shootouts. This was the last tournament to feature a team from West Germany, with the country being reunified with East Germany a few months later in October, as well as teams from the Eastern Bloc prior to the end of the Cold War in 1991, as the Soviet Union, Romania, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia teams made appearances. Costa Rica, Ireland and the UAE made their first appearances in the finals. As of 2018, this was the last time the UAE qualified for a

neg: Romania Fed Cup team Romania Fed Cup team The Romania Fed Cup team represents Romania in Fed Cup tennis competition. It is governed by the Federația Română de Tenis and currently competes in the World Group I, the highest level of the competition. "Rankings as of 16 April 2018." Romania’s best result is a semi-final appearance in 1973. Romania is also a five-time Fed Cup quarterfinalist, having reached the last eight in 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981 and 2016. It spent a total of twelve years in the competition's World Group, from which it was relegated in 1992. Romania spent the next seven years in

neg: 2011 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification season. The winner of this playoff, Romania, entered a playoff to decide the 20th place at Rugby World Cup 2011. Georgia, the winner of Division 1 qualified for Pool B of Rugby World Cup 2011 as Europe 1, and Russia the runner-up, for Pool C as Europe 2. Romania, the third placed team, entered at Round 5 of Round 2's Playoff Series. Numbers in parentheses indicate world ranking at the start of the tournament. <br> The winner of the division, Ukraine, qualified for Round 4 of Round 2's Playoff. The leader of the division at the end of the 2008–2009

neg: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group D was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Netherlands, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Estonia and Andorra. The group winners, Netherlands, qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Romania placed among the eight best runners-up and advanced to the play-offs, where they were drawn to play home-and-away matches against Greece. However, they failed to qualify for the World Cup after losing the first match and drawing the second. A meeting was held on 24 October 2011 in

neg: Romania national rugby union team ensured that they qualified directly for the World Cup in 2007. In June 2007, Romania hosted the IRB Nations Cup in Bucuresti. In the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, Romania won a bonus point in the 18–24 loss to Italy and to win a second game with Portugal by a narrow margin (14–10), but suffered heavy losses to Scotland (42–0) and New Zealand (85–8). On 21 March 2009, Romania lost 22–21 at home to Portugal, leaving them with an uphill struggle to qualify for the 2011 World Cup – qualification for which is determined by performances in the European Nations

neg: Egypt at the FIFA World Cup of the Palestinian authority although there were no state named Israel yet . However, the region currently known as Palestine is considered "one of the first Asian teams to compete in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers". 11-2 on aggregate; Egypt qualified. Group 4 Egypt were to play Romania in December 1937 however Egypt refused to play Romania due a "Financial Problems" Another Story says Egypt refused to play Romania during the Ramadan month, Egyptian officials had argued it was "impossible" to play football during that time period. Egyptian officials went on to invite Austrian club side First Vienna FC to

neg: Football in Turkey becomes possible to qualify for others: The following teams have made the last eight of European competitions: The Turkish national team's first match was on October 26, 1923, and ended in a 2–2 draw against the Romania national football team. Turkey have qualified for the FIFA World Cup twice, in 1954 and 2002. Their greatest success was coming third in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Turkey also finished third in the 2003 Confederations Cup, reached the semi-finals of Euro 2008 and played in the quarter-finals of Euro 2000. Football in Turkey Association football is the most popular sport in Turkey,

neg: Adalbert Deșu In 1929, he was called up to the Romania national football team for the first time, scoring in a friendly against Bulgaria. He was also picked up for the Romanian team which competed in 1930 FIFA World Cup. The chairman of the club where he played, Wolfgang Auschnit, refused to pay him the salary in the period of the World Cup. After the World Cup, Deșu eventually left the club because of the chairman. Deșu scored Romania's first goal against Peru, and played his last match for the national team in the second match of that World Cup for Romania,

neg: Turkey national football team the 2002 World Cup, which marked a high point in Turkish football history, Turkey occupied a spot in the top ten of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time since the rankings were introduced in December 1992. The Turkey national team played their first ever match against Romania in 1923, drawing 2–2. Zeki Rıza Sporel is considered as the first big star of Turkish football as he scored the first two goals against Romania. Turkey played their first ever official match at the 1924 Summer Olympics losing 5–2 to Czechoslovakia. Although Turkey qualified for the 1950 World Cup, beating

neg: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2 The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. The group comprised Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy, Macedonia, Romania and Spain. The group winners qualified directly for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. The four best runners-up (determined by records against the first-, third-, fourth- and fifth-placed teams only for balance between different groups) advanced to the play-offs. All times are CEST () during summer and CET () during winter.

neg: Romania national football team resumed control in August 1924, managing the side for nearly four years. Romania enjoyed some success during the 1930s; manager Costel Rădulescu took them to the first three FIFA World Cup tournaments, a feat matched only by Brazil, Belgium and France. At the 1930 World Cup, Romania won their first match against Peru, 3–1, with goals from Adalbert Desu, Constantin Stanciu and Nicolae Kovács and Samuel Zauber as goalkeeper, before being thrashed 4–0 by hosts and eventual winners Uruguay. Romania qualified for the next World Cup in 1934 after beating Yugoslavia 2–1 in a repeat of their first international. At

neg: Romania national rugby union team replaced Russia in the Super Powers Cup. The USA beat a Romanian team stripped of their France-based players 23–16 in the third place play-off. The 2005–06 European Nations Cup also served as a qualifying group for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Romania triumphed despite finishing level on points with Georgia. Romania qualified for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, finishing at the top of their pool during the Round 5 of the European qualifying tournaments. Romania won their first qualifying match on October 7, defeating Georgia in Bucharest 20–8. Their 43–20 win over Spain in Madrid on October 14

neg: Peter Shilton crucial as England failed to get through to the knockout phase. In the midst of Shilton's issues, he had the matter of the 1982 World Cup to consider. Shilton had played in half of the qualifying games – wins over Norway, and Switzerland, a goalless draw against Romania, and a vital 1–0 win over Hungary. The latter was the last game of the campaign, and England had to win to qualify for the finals in Spain, leading to a potential repeat of the events against Poland in 1973. The result went England's way this time and they qualified for their

neg: Croatia at the FIFA World Cup time, Jamaica and Japan, and two-time World Cup winners Argentina. In their first match Croatia beat Jamaica 3–1, in a game memorable for Croatia's first ever World Cup goal, an opener scored by Mario Stanić in the 27th minute. Croatia went on to beat Japan 1–0 before losing their third group stage match against Argentina 0–1, in a game which was of little importance as both teams had already qualified for round of 16. In round of 16, Croatia faced Group G winners Romania (who had finished top of their group in front of England) and won the game through

neg: Romania national rugby union team play for Romania in the competition. Romania was stripped of 30 competition points, which placed them third and meant that they failed to qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, with Russia taking their place. On 29 May 2018, it was confirmed that Romania had appealed the decision. On 6 June, the appeal failed and the decision was upheld, meaning Russia was confirmed as Europe 1 and qualified for the World Cup, whilst Germany advanced to round 6. Romania's only annual tournament is a competition involving Europe's tier 2 and tier 3 national teams. From 1936 through 1938, they competed

neg: 1940 Mitropa Cup 1940 Mitropa Cup The 1940 Mitropa Cup was the 14th edition of the Mitropa Cup and the last season played before the competition was interrupted by the Second World War. The competition would be resumed after the war under the name "Zentropa Cup" but by that time it was overshadowed by the newly formed European Cup which included teams from all parts of Europe. Last season's champions Újpest FC were eliminated at the quarter-final stage of the competition. This edition is notable for being the first edition in which a team from Romania reached the final. Rapid București of Romania

neg: 2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Nigeria qualified for the World Cup like in the last four editions, while Cameroon qualified for the first time. A total of 15 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played). The three winners of the second round qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as

neg: 2007 Rugby World Cup Pool C Cup, and were knocked out. Scotland qualified for the quarter-finals as pool runners-up. "All times local (UTC+2)" Note: Doug Howlett's three tries in this match brought him level with Christian Cullen as New Zealand's all-time highest try scorer, with 46. Note: With an attendance of 31,222, Scotland vs Romania was the lowest attended match in Pool C, despite Scotland playing at home. Note: Doug Howlett's two tries in this match brought his total in internationals to 48, a new try-scoring record for New Zealand. 2007 Rugby World Cup Pool C Pool C of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on

neg: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) The European (UEFA) zone of qualification for the 1970 FIFA World Cup saw 29 teams competing for eight places at the finals. UEFA members England qualified automatically as the defending champions. The qualification process started on 19 May 1968 and ended on 7 December 1969. FIFA rejected the entry of Albania, and both Malta and Iceland withdrew before the draw was made. The remaining 29 teams were drawn into eight groups, five groups of four teams and three of three teams. All eight group-winners qualified automatically. Romania qualified. Czechoslovakia and Hungary finished level on

neg: Romania national football team 1976 European Football Championship, they were out-qualified by Spain despite an impressive 1–1 draw in the away match. Romania failed to win matches, drawing twice with Scotland and Spain and dropping points in Denmark with a dismal goalless draw. Romania were again beaten by Spain for a place in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina. Despite a 1–0 win in Bucharest, Romania lost a bizarre match at home to Yugoslavia 6–4 having led 3–2 at half time. Spain won 1–0 in Belgrade to seal passage to South America. Romania's sole successful qualifying campaign between 1970 and 1990 was for the

neg: Romania women's national football team Romania women's national football team The Romania women's national football team represents Romania in international women's football. Their most recent competition is qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Despite not gaining as much success as the men's, the women's team has been improving greatly, and almost qualified for UEFA Women's Euro and FIFA Women's World Cup. The rise of women's team is the chance for Romania to become the first Balkan nation to play on an international competitions, and become the first nation to have both men and women's teams participating in both tournaments. The only rival for

neg: 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification who had opted not to enter the competition, but they declined the offer; FIFA decided not to allow anyone else to qualify, leaving the World Cup one team short. Netherlands and Belgium qualified. Argentina withdrew, so Brazil qualified automatically. Costa Rica, Dutch Guiana, El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia and the United States all withdrew, so Cuba qualified automatically. Japan withdrew, so Dutch East Indies qualified automatically. "11 of the 15 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 1950 finals: Belgium, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dutch East Indies, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Romania." 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of

neg: History of the FIFA World Cup after drawing with Iraq in the final match of the qualification round, remembered by fans as the "Agony of Doha". As a result, South Korea qualified to the tournament. Russia (taking the place of the Soviet Union which had disintegrated over 1990 and 1991) played their first World Cup competition as a new country, with Greece, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia as the other first-timers. Diego Maradona was banned mid-tournament after testing positive for recreational drugs: without him, Argentina were eliminated in the last 16 by Romania. Colombian defender Andrés Escobar was murdered ten days after scoring an own-goal against the

neg: Emerich Vogl in 1948, and the last time between 1950 and 1951. Between 1963 and 1967, he was a consultant for Rapid Bucureşti, and then, until his death, he was also a consultant at the national team, helping Romania to qualify in 1970 at a FIFA World Cup after 32 years. Emerich Vogl Emerich (Imre) Vogl (born 12 August 1905 in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary (now Romania) - died 29 October 1971 in Bucharest, Romania) was a Romanian football player and coach of Hungarian ethnicity who was a member of Romanian team which participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay and 1934

neg: Spain national rugby union team moment of success came in 1999, when Spain qualified for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Despite being whitewashed, the team performed admirably in a group which included South Africa and Scotland. Today, Spain competes in the European Nations Cup against Georgia, Germany, Portugal, Romania, and Russia. Spain has never been crowned European champions, though has come close. The closest they've come to becoming European champions was in 2012, having beaten both Romania and Georgia and finishing second. Many players have moved abroad to play professionally in France, in hopes of qualifying for the 2019 or possibly expanded 2023 editions of

neg: Italy at the Rugby World Cup automatically qualified to compete in the 2011 tournament in New Zealand. A similar finishing position in that tournament saw them automatically qualify for the 2015 World Cup in England. Pool 3 matches - Fiji qualified for the highest number of tries (Fiji 6, Italy 5, Argentina 4) Pool A matches - Pool B matches - Pool 2 matches - Group D matches - Pool C matches - The order of Italy's matches in Pool C was New Zealand, Romania, Portugal and Scotland. Pool C of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 11 September 2011 and was completed on 2

neg: Bulgaria national football team Czechoslovakia. They advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Israel and the semi-finals by beating host Mexico. In the final, the team was defeated by Hungary. In 1976, the team won the Balkan Cup by beating Romania in the two-legged final 1–0 and 3–2. Bulgaria finally qualified to their first international tournament, the 1962 World Cup, and this would be the first time that they qualified, after not doing so for 32 years. Bulgaria was placed in a group alongside England, Argentina and Hungary. Bulgaria would open up their campaign with a narrow 0–1 loss to Argentina then would lose their

neg: Bulgaria Olympic football team the team was defeated by Hungary. In 1976, the team won the Balkan Cup by beating Romania in the two-legged final 1–0 and 3–2. Bulgaria finally qualified to their first international tournament, the 1962 world cup, and this would be the first time that they qualified, after not doing so for 32 years. Bulgaria was placed in a group alongside England, Argentina and Hungary. Bulgaria would open up their campaign with a narrow 0–1 loss to Argentina then would lose their second match 1–6 to Hungary. Mathematically eliminated from progressing to the next round, Bulgaria drew England 0–0 to finish

neg: Indoor Hockey World Cup most recent World Cup final ranking. Indoor Hockey World Cup The Indoor Hockey World Cup is an international indoor field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was first held in 2003 and it is held every four years. Twelve qualified teams will be divided into two pools. The top two in their pool qualified for first to fourth classification, while third and fourth qualified for fifth to eighth classification, the last two teams will play for last four placing. Qualification is set by the governing body, the International Hockey Federation. The qualified teams include the

neg: AHC Potaissa Turda to ever lift the Challenge Cup, after Steaua Bucharest, UCM Reșița (three times between 2007-2009) and HC Odorhei. AHC Potaissa Turda AHC Potaissa Turda is a men's handball club from Turda, Romania, that plays in the Romanian Handball League. Potaissa Turda is one of the most important Romanian teams in the last decade. In the last four years, is the only team that have qualified for the Final 4, in every season. Potaissa Turda won the EHF Challenge Cup in 2018, after a final against AEK Athens. Turda was promoted to the first division in 2011, not long time after

neg: 2019 Rugby World Cup was decided by a repechage tournament in Marseille in November 2018, which was won by Canada. The below table shows the qualified teams: While all the qualifying teams had previously qualified for the World Cup at least once, the most notable absence for the 2019 tournament was Romania, who had played in every previous tournament, but were effectively disqualified after fielding ineligible players during the qualification process. The pool draw took place on 10 May 2017 in Kyoto. The draw was moved from its traditional place of December in the year following the previous World Cup, after the November internationals,

neg: England at the FIFA World Cup the first World Cup finals take place in North America and England qualified automatically for the tournament by winning the 1966 FIFA World Cup. England were drawn in a group with Romania, former world champions Brazil and Czechoslovakia. Each of the matches only saw one goal, with England defeating Romania and Czechoslovakia, and losing to Brazil. The quarter-final saw a repeat of the 1966 final, with England playing West Germany. England were hampered by the fact that first-choice goalkeeper Gordon Banks was ill, and Peter Bonetti played instead. England led 2–0 with goals by Alan Mullery and Martin Peters, but

neg: North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup qualified automatically. Five of the first round matches required extra time to break the deadlock; two games still went to a replay. In one replay, Cuba advanced to the next round at the expense of Romania 2–1. Sweden advanced directly to the quarter-finals as a result of Austria's withdrawal, and they proceeded to beat Cuba 8–0. In the 1950 World Cup qualification, only three countries of CONCACAF took part in the qualifier for two spots. Mexico and the United States qualified over Cuba. Mexico took part in the opening match, losing 4–0 to hosts Brazil, and also lost to Yugoslavia

neg: Football in India titles in this era under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim. Other than success in Asian Games football, India also won Merdeka Cup and Quadrangular Tournament while East Bengal garnered rave reviews after its tour of Romania. Rahim's death in the early 1960s pegged Indian football back after a successful period. The foremer FIFA president Mr. Sepp Blatter believes India is 'the sleeping giant of World Football'. India never qualified for the Olympics after 1960. India did qualify for its first Asian Cup in 1964 but failed to capture the title. India's last important performance in an international tournament was

neg: Football in Honduras "los Catrachos". It was founded in 1921, and played against Guatemala in 1921 in Guatemala City, in the very first international football match. It has participated in many international tournaments since then. Its best results so far were qualifying for the World Cup three times: in the 1982, 2010 and 2014 World Cups. The first World Cup that Honduras qualified for was Spain 1982. It was in group 5, against Northern Ireland, Spain, and Yugoslavia. Honduras finished last place in the group, not winning a single game. In 2010, Honduras qualified for the World Cup a second time. They were

neg: Sport in Romania in the first World Cup in 1930. The Romania national football team has taken part in seven FIFA World Cups and had its most successful run during the 1990s, when they reached the quarterfinals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, losing a semifinal place against Sweden on the penalty kicks, Romania was ranked third by FIFA in 1997. Other popular sports include handball, volleyball, basketball, rugby union, tennis, and gymnastics. Many Romanian athletes have achieved significant success and have won World and European medals in numerous sports during the years. Romania participated in the Olympic Games for the first time

neg: 2010 FIFA World Cup Tunisia and Croatia, both of whom had qualified for the previous three finals; Costa Rica, Ecuador, Poland and Sweden, who had qualified for the previous two editions; 2006 quarter-finalists Ukraine and Euro 2008 semi-finalists Russia and Turkey. The highest ranked team not to qualify was Croatia (ranked 10th), while the lowest ranked team that did qualify was North Korea (ranked 105th). , this was the last time South Africa, New Zealand, North Korea, Paraguay, Slovakia and Slovenia qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals. The following 32 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, qualified for the final tournament. Five new

neg: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup five teams each. South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, China PR, Saudi Arabia and North Korea advanced to the Final Round. South Korea and the United Arab Emirates qualified for the 1990 World Cup, taking the first two places. The United Arab Emirates qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time, its only appearance to date, but lost all three of its games: 2–0 to Colombia, 5–1 to West Germany and 4–1 to Yugoslavia. All three of the UAE's first round opponents reached the last 16. They were 24th (and last) place in the rankings. South Korea also

neg: 1993 Japan v Iraq football match time ever for both teams to reach the knockout phase. 1993 Japan v Iraq football match During the qualification rounds for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Japan and Iraq played to a 2–2 draw in Doha, Qatar. If Japan had won the match, they would have qualified for the World Cup for the first time. Instead, Japan finished third in their group and arch-rival South Korea qualified instead. The Japanese media refers to the match as the "Agony of Doha" (), whereas the South Korean media, which the country's national football team was qualified as a last minute result of

neg: History of the Romania national football team like Romania, had only qualified due to the withdrawal of their qualifying opponents, Mexico. The first match at the Stade Chapou in Toulouse ended 3-3 after extra time, but Cuba won the replay four days later 2-1. Between 1950 and 1970 Romania failed to qualify for any major international tournaments. Participation in the World Cup was finally achieved once again in 1970 in Mexico, although qualification came on the back of a 3-0 thrashing by Portugal in Lisbon and two unconvincing draws against unfancied Greece. Angelo Niculescu's promising were given the toughest of draws, in Group 3 with holders England,

neg: Republic of Ireland national football team Ireland drew the next two matches but ultimately qualified for the knockout stages where they played Romania. The match ended 0–0 and Ireland won on penalties 5–4 which sent Ireland into the quarter-final showdown against the tournament host Italy. There Ireland lost 1–0 via a Salvatore Schillaci goal in the 38th minute that sent the Irish out of the competition. In 1994, Ireland participated in their second consecutive World Cup. This time they were drawn with Mexico, Norway and Italy. Ireland won their first game against Italy which was the first time Ireland had won a World Cup match and

neg: Corneliu Robe Obor (Colentina quarter). He retired from football in 1937, when he was only twenty-nine. Corneliu Robe played for the Romania national football team between 1930 and 1935. In 1930, despite not having any appearance for the national team, he was picked up for Romania's squad for the 1930 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay. He played his first match for the national team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, a defeat against the winners of the competition, Uruguay. He gained fourteen caps for Romania, but he did not score a goal. His last match for the national team was a defeat

neg: 2008–10 European Nations Cup First Division third placed team, Romania, entered the European qualification playoffs. These playoffs included the champion of Division 2A and the leaders of the lower ENC divisions (excluding 3D) at the end of the 2008–09 season. Romania emerged as the winner of the playoff series and will go on to play Tunisia, the second place African qualifier, in the semifinals of the Rugby World Cup 2011 20th Place Playoff for the last spot in the 2011 Rugby World Cup finals. This season saw Germany in the First Division for the first time since the divisional system was created, replacing Czech Republic who

neg: 2011 Rugby World Cup knockout stage got their second title, while France their third final. For the first time in World Cup history, three teams that finished second in their respective pools qualified for the semi-finals, while South Africa became the second defending champions not to reach the semi-finals after Australia in 1995. Furthermore, the bottom half of the bracket was entirely composed of the 2012 Rugby Championship teams and the other half was composed of the last four Six Nations champions since the last World Cup. 2011 Rugby World Cup knockout stage The knockout stage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 8 October

neg: Josef Masopust was invited to play for an International XI in the farewell match for Stanley Matthews, when the 50-year-old Matthews retired from football in 1965. Czechoslovakia failed to qualify for the 1966 World Cup; Masopust had only played in one qualification match, a 1–0 defeat against Romania in May 1965. His last international appearance was in May 1966, in a friendly match against the Soviet Union. Overall, he was capped 63 times for his country, scoring ten goals. Early in his career, Masopust played as a left half. By the time of the 1962 World Cup, he had moved to the

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group E was one of the nine UEFA groups for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The group consisted of six teams: Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia, and Kazakhstan. The draw for the first round (group stage) was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. The group winners, Poland, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Denmark, advanced to the

neg: 2011 FEI World Cup Finals season this riders deducted from the final score of this league. If they have just as many or more points as the last qualified rider, they have the chance to start at the World Cup Final.) Last time in 2002 the Show jumping World Cup Final was held in Leipzig. The first competition of the Show Jumping World Cup Final, a speed and handiness competition, was held at Thursday afternoon (April 28, 2011). The result of this competition was converted into faults for the World Cup Final standings. Result: At April 29 afternoon the second competition of the Show Jumping

neg: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Final Round. "Japan" advanced to the Final Round. With all of Iran, North Korea and Iraq qualifying for the final round fears were expressed in the United States of those countries potentially turning up at their tournament, since the three nations at the time were under economic sanctions by the United States. Saudi Arabia and South Korea qualified. To date, this is the last time Japan failed to qualify for a World Cup. The following two teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament. 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994

neg: Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics to the Olympics for the second time (and first since 1980), seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Alexandru Bodnar earned the country its first qualifying spot in the men's competition by placing 29th in the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships. The following athletes were selected for the Romanian team. Romania qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Popescu qualified at the first European qualifying tournament. Gheorghe qualified at the second European continental qualifying tournament. Romania had qualified the following boats:. Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics Romania competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, be held in

neg: 2013 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup 2013 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup The 2013 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup was the 41st edition of the FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup. It was held in Luanda and Namibe (today Moçâmedes), Angola from 20 to 28 September 2013. This is the first Roller Hockey World Cup organized in Africa. Luanda and Namibe were the host cities of the tournament. "All times are West Africa Time (UTC+1)." The teams to play the World Cup are the first thirteen countries at the last World Cup, and the first three countries qualified at last B World Cup. The group

neg: 2011 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification 2011 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification In the European Regional Rugby World Cup Qualifying, two teams, Georgia and Russia, qualified directly to the world cup and Romania, the third place team, entered a playoff against the second place African team, Tunisia. The Qualification process primarily based around the 2008–2010 European Nations Cup. The top two teams in the 2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division qualified directly to New Zealand. The third placed team entered a playoff series against the champions of Division 2A, and the leaders of the remaining divisions (excluding 3D) as of the end of the 2008–2009

neg: 2011 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification Round 2's Playoff. 2011 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification In the European Regional Rugby World Cup Qualifying, two teams, Georgia and Russia, qualified directly to the world cup and Romania, the third place team, entered a playoff against the second place African team, Tunisia. The Qualification process primarily based around the 2008–2010 European Nations Cup. The top two teams in the 2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division qualified directly to New Zealand. The third placed team entered a playoff series against the champions of Division 2A, and the leaders of the remaining divisions (excluding 3D) as of the end

neg: Vicky Pruim 2017 she won the Finnish Masters for a second time. She qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship as one of the Playoff Qualifiers. In the tournament she played Trina Gulliver in the Last 16 losing 2–1. Vicky Pruim Vicky Pruim (born 24 February 1974) is a Belgium-born Swedish darts player who currently plays in British Darts Organisation events. She qualified for the 2002 and 2018 BDO World Darts Championship. In 1990, Pruim reached the Final of the WDF Europe Cup. In 1999, she reached the Last 16 of the WDF World Cup and Quarter Final of the World

neg: AHC Potaissa Turda AHC Potaissa Turda AHC Potaissa Turda is a men's handball club from Turda, Romania, that plays in the Romanian Handball League. Potaissa Turda is one of the most important Romanian teams in the last decade. In the last four years, is the only team that have qualified for the Final 4, in every season. Potaissa Turda won the EHF Challenge Cup in 2018, after a final against AEK Athens. Turda was promoted to the first division in 2011, not long time after the club was near bankruptcy, in 2008. In those days, their players played just for joy and weekly

neg: Indoor Hockey World Cup Indoor Hockey World Cup The Indoor Hockey World Cup is an international indoor field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was first held in 2003 and it is held every four years. Twelve qualified teams will be divided into two pools. The top two in their pool qualified for first to fourth classification, while third and fourth qualified for fifth to eighth classification, the last two teams will play for last four placing. Qualification is set by the governing body, the International Hockey Federation. The qualified teams include the host country, continental champions and the

neg: Mitropa Cup three each from Hungary and Yugoslavia and two from Romania. Hungarian Ferencváros and Romanian Rapid (which had won on lots after three draws) qualified for the final, but did not meet because the northern part of Transylvania (lost shortly after World War I) was ceded to Hungary from Romania. Note: The 1960 edition is not included in the list because was not won by a club, it was won by a nation. Additionally, a "Mitropa Super Cup" was contested in 1989 between the winners of 1988 and 1989. Mitropa Cup The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe

neg: Bernard Charreyre at Twickenham in November 2001. In January 2002 Charreyre took over. He was nicknamed the Little Napoleon. That year they won the European Nations Cup and qualified for the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals, where they suffered in their tough pool with defeats at the hands of Australia (90-8), Argentina (50-3) and Ireland (45-17). Romania won the last game against Namibia (37-7) but Bernard Charreyre took the decision to leave the Romanian team at the end of the competition. Bernard Charreyre Bernard Charreyre (born Perpignan, 27 January 1950) is a French rugby union coach and a former footballer. He won

neg: Czechoslovakia national football team eliminated in the second 1–0 against Switzerland in a replay after a 1–1 draw. The nation entered the World Cup for the first time in 1934, and won its qualifier against Poland after its neighbour withdrew following a 2–1 Czechoslovak win in the first leg. At the finals in Italy, Czechoslovakia advanced past Romania, Switzerland and Germany to reach the final, where it lost 2–1 to the host country after extra time. Oldřich Nejedlý won the Golden Shoe with five goals in the tournament. Czechoslovakia qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France with a 7–1 aggregate victory over

neg: Cameroon national football team the semi-final. In the final, Cameroon beat Nigeria 3–1 with goals from René N'Djeya, Théophile Abega and Ernest Ebongué to become champions of Africa for the first time. Cameroon qualified for the 1990 World Cup by surpassing Nigeria and beating Tunisia in the final round playoff. In the final tournament, Cameroon were drawn into Group B with Argentina, Romania and the Soviet Union. Cameroon defeated defending champions Argentina in the opening game 1–0 with a goal scored by François Omam-Biyik. Cameroon later defeated Romania 2–1 and lost to the Soviet Union 0–4, becoming the first side to top a World

neg: 1990 FIFA World Cup of which last qualified in 1978. Austria, Cameroon, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia also returned after missing the 1986 tournament. Among the teams who failed to qualify were 1986 semi-finalists France (missing out their first World Cup since 1974), Denmark, Poland (for the first time since 1970), Portugal and Hungary. The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. Twelve stadiums in twelve cities were selected to host matches at the 1990 World Cup. The Stadio San Nicola in Bari and Turin's Stadio delle Alpi were completely new venues opened for the World Cup. The remaining ten venues all underwent extensive programmes

neg: 2013 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup arrangement is already defined. 2013 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup The 2013 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup was the 41st edition of the FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup. It was held in Luanda and Namibe (today Moçâmedes), Angola from 20 to 28 September 2013. This is the first Roller Hockey World Cup organized in Africa. Luanda and Namibe were the host cities of the tournament. "All times are West Africa Time (UTC+1)." The teams to play the World Cup are the first thirteen countries at the last World Cup, and the first three countries qualified at last B

neg: 2015 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification Division 1B, Germany, advanced to Round 4 Final to play the winner of Round 3. The other five teams were eliminated from Rugby World Cup qualifying. The winner of Round 4A, Germany, defeated Netherlands, the winner of Round 3, for the right to advance to Round 6 Final. The winner of Round 5, Georgia, qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup as Europe 1 and will join New Zealand, Argentina, Tonga and Namibia in Pool C. The runner-up, Romania, qualified as Europe 2, joining France, Ireland, Italy and Canada in Pool D. Third place, Russia, advanced to Round 6 to