Romania beats Cyprus: promotion through World Cup qualification achieved!
Romania won 2-0 against Cyprus in Bucharest on June 10, 2025 and remained on course for World Cup qualification.

Romania beats Cyprus: promotion through World Cup qualification achieved!
On June 10, 2025, Romania scored an important victory in the World Cup qualifier against Cyprus. With a final score of 2-0 in Bucharest, the team remains on a good course in Group H. With a total of 6 points, Romania is level with Austria, but has already played two games more. On this day, Bosnia and Herzegovina, leaders with 9 points, had no game.
Florin Tanase gave Romania a 1-0 lead in the 43rd minute. In stoppage time in the first half, Dennis Man increased the score to 2-0, which shaped the course of the second half, but in which there were no further goals. Romania thus consolidates its ambitions for second place in the group, which could be crucial for qualifying for the upcoming World Cup. Information about the group lineup can be found here.
More game scenes on qualifying day
In the same round of World Cup qualification there were also interesting results in other groups. The Netherlands won with an impressive 8-0 against Malta, with Memphis Depay shining with two goals. Virgil Van Dijk, Xavi Simons, Donyell Malen (2 goals), Noa Lang and Micky Van de Ven also scored. A notable event occurred in the match between Poland and Finland, which was interrupted due to a fan's health problem while Finland was in the lead.
In Group K, Serbia beat Andorra 3-0, with Aleksandar Mitrovic scoring all three goals. Serbia now has 4 points, one point behind Albania, who drew 1-1 in Latvia. England lead this group with three wins from three games.
Romania has further stabilized itself in World Cup qualification thanks to its recent success against Cyprus. For detailed information and statistics on this and other games, those interested can visit kicker.de.