Romania at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia 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 for Romania at the World Cup is Florin Răducioiu, with 4 goals, all scored in 1994. Contents 1 Record at the FIFA World Cup 1.1 By Match 1.2 Record by Opponent 2 Record players 3 Top goalscorers 4 See also Record at the FIFA World Cup Year Round Position GP D * GF GA 1930 Group stage 8th 0 5 1934 Round of 16 12th 0 0 1938 Round of 16 9th 0 5 1950 Did not enter 1954 Did not qualify 1958 1962 Withdrew 1966 Did not qualify 1970 Group stage 11th 0 5 Did not qualify 1978 1982 1986 1990 Round of 16 12th 1994 Quarter - finals 6th 5 10 9 1998 Round of 16 11th 2002 Did not qualify 2006 2014 2018 2022 To be determined 2026 Total 7 / 21 - 21 8 5 8 30 32 * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks By Match World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers 1930 Group stage Peru 3 -- 1 Montevideo A. Deșu, C. Stanciu, N. Kovács Uruguay 0 -- 4 Montevideo & -- 1934 Round of 16 Czechoslovakia 1 -- 2 Trieste Ș. Dobay 1938 Round of 16 Cuba 3 -- 3 Toulouse S. Bindea, I. Baratky, Ș. Dobay Cuba 1 -- 2 Toulouse Ș. Dobay 1970 Group stage England 0 -- 1 Guadalajara & -- Czechoslovakia 2 -- 1 Guadalajara A. Neagu, F. Dumitrache Brazil 2 -- 3 Guadalajara F. Dumitrache, E. Dembrovschi 1990 Group stage Soviet Union 2 -- 0 Bari M. Lăcătuș ( 2 ) Cameroon 1 -- 2 Bari G. Balint Argentina 1 -- 1 Naples G. Balint Round of 16 Republic of Ireland 0 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) ( 4 -- 5 pen. ) Genoa & -- 1994 Group stage Colombia 3 -- 1 Pasadena F. Răducioiu ( 2 ), G. Hagi Switzerland 1 -- 4 Pontiac G. Hagi United States 1 -- 0 Pasadena D. Petrescu Round of 16 Argentina 3 -- 2 Pasadena I. Dumitrescu ( 2 ), G. Hagi Quarter - finals Sweden 2 -- 2 ( a.e.t. ) ( 4 -- 5 pen. ) Stanford F. Răducioiu ( 2 ) 1998 Group stage Colombia 1 -- 0 Lyon A. Ilie England 2 -- 1 Toulouse V. Moldovan, D. Petrescu Tunisia 1 -- 1 Saint - Denis V. Moldovan Round of 16 Croatia 0 -- 1 Bordeaux & -- Record by Opponent FIFA World Cup matches ( by team ) Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded Argentina 0 Brazil 0 0 Cameroon 0 0 Colombia 0 0 Croatia 0 0 0 Cuba 0 5 Czechoslovakia 0 England 0 Peru 0 0 Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 0 Soviet Union 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 Switzerland 0 0 Tunisia 0 0 United States 0 0 0 Uruguay 0 0 0 Record players Gheorghe Popescu and Gheorghe Hagi, Romania 's top World Cup players, were team - mates at Steaua, Barcelona and Galatasaray. They became brother - in - laws when Hagi married Popescu 's sister. No. Name Matches World Cups Gheorghe Popescu 13 1990, 1994 and 1998 Gheorghe Hagi 12 1990, 1994 and 1998 Dorinel Munteanu 9 1994 and 1998 Dan Petrescu 9 1994 and 1998 5 Ilie Dumitrescu 8 1990, 1994 and 1998 Ionuţ Lupescu 8 1990 and 1994 7 Florin Răducioiu 7 1990 and 1994 8 Constantin Gâlcă 6 1994 and 1998 Bogdan Stelea 6 1994 and 1998 10 Marius Lăcătuș 5 1990 and 1998 Miodrag Belodedici 5 1994 Daniel Prodan 5 1994 Top goalscorers No. Name Goals World Cups Florin Răducioiu 1994 Ștefan Dobay 1934 ( 1 ) and 1938 ( 2 ) Gheorghe Hagi 1994 Florea Dumitrache 1970 Gavril Balint 1990 Marius Lăcătuș 1990 Ilie Dumitrescu 1994 Dan Petrescu 1994 and 1998 Viorel Moldovan 1998 10 Eight players See also Countries at the FIFA World Cup Team appearances Teams with no appearances All - time table AFC Australia China Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait North Korea Saudi Arabia South Korea United Arab Emirates CAF Algeria Angola Cameroon DR Congo Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia CONCACAF Canada Costa Rica Cuba El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Trinidad and Tobago United States CONMEBOL Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay OFC New Zealand UEFA Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark East Germany England France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name ( s ). Have been member of multiple confederations. Team and national federation no longer exist. Romania national football team General Romanian Football Federation History Managers Venues Arena Națională Cluj Arena Stadionul Ilie Oană Statistics Results Competitive records Head to head Honours Players Players International footballers Hat - tricks Captains Performances FIFA World Cup UEFA Euro World Cup 1930 1934 1938 1970 1990 1994 1998 UEFA Euro 1984 2000 2008 2016 Rivalries Hungary Other Romanian teams U-21 U-19 U-17 Women U-19 U-17 Futsal Beach soccer Squads Romania squad -- 1930 FIFA World Cup FW Barbu MF Borbely DF Bürger DF Czako FW Deșu MF Eisenbeisser FW Glanzmann FW Kocsis FW Kovács GK Lăpușneanu MF Raffinsky MF Robe FW Stanciu MF Steinbach DF Steiner FW Subășeanu MF Vogl FW Wetzer GK Zauber Coach : Rădulescu Romania squad -- 1934 FIFA World Cup DF Albu FW Barátky FW Beke FW Bindea FW Bodola DF Bürger FW Ciolac DF Cuedan MF Deheleanu FW Dobay MF Juhász FW Klimek GK Konrad MF Kotormány FW Kovács MF Moravetz GK Püllöck FW Schwartz FW Sepi DF Sfera DF Vogl GK Weichelt GK Zombori Coach : Uridil & Rădulescu Romania squad -- 1938 FIFA World Cup FW Baratky MF Bărbulescu FW Bindea FW Bodola FW Bogdan MF Brandabura FW Braun - Bogdan DF Bürger DF Chiroiu MF Cossini GK David FW Dobay DF Felecan FW Kovács FW Moldoveanu FW Nagy GK Pavlovici FW Prassler MF Raffinsky MF Răşinaru GK Sadowski DF Sfera Coach : Săvulescu & Rădulescu Romania squad -- 1970 FIFA World Cup 1 Răducanu 2 Sătmăreanu 3 Lupescu 4 Mocanu 5 Dinu 6 Coe 7 Dembrovschi 8 Dobrin 9 Dumitrache 10 Nunweiller 11 Lucescu ( c ) 12 Ivăncescu 13 Deleanu 14 Gergely 15 Dumitru 16 Neagu 17 Tătaru 18 Tufan 19 Domide 20 Pescaru 21 Adamache 22 Gornea Coach : Niculescu Romania squad -- 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Lung ( c ) 2 Rednic 3 Klein 4 Andone 5 Rotariu 6 G. Popescu 7 Lăcătuș 8 Sabău 9 Cămătaru 10 Hagi 11 Lupu 12 Stelea 13 A. Popescu 14 Răducioiu 15 Mateuț 16 Timofte 17 Dumitrescu 18 Balint 19 Săndoi 20 Muzsnay 21 Lupescu 22 Liliac Coach : Jenei Romania squad -- 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Prunea 2 Petrescu 3 Prodan 4 Belodedici 5 Lupescu 6 Popescu 7 Munteanu 8 Chiriță 9 Răducioiu 10 Hagi ( c ) 11 Dumitrescu 12 Stelea 13 Selymes 14 Mihali 15 Panduru 16 Vlădoiu 17 Moldovan 18 Gâlcă 19 Papură 20 Stîngă 21 Ivan 22 Preda Coach : Iordănescu Romania squad -- 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Stângaciu 2 Petrescu 3 Dulca 4 Doboș 5 Gâlcă 6 Gheorghe Popescu 7 Lăcătuș 8 Munteanu 9 Moldovan 10 Hagi ( c ) 11 Ilie 12 Stelea 13 Ciobotariu 14 Niculescu 15 Marinescu 16 Gabriel Popescu 17 Dumitrescu 18 Filipescu 19 Stîngă 20 Selymes 21 Craioveanu 22 Prunea Coach : Iordănescu Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Romania_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup&oldid=848227397 '' Categories : Countries at the FIFA World Cup History of the Romania national football team Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Română Edit links This page was last edited on 30 June 2018, at 15 : 52 ( UTC ). 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Question: when was the last time romania qualified for the world cup
Answer: 1998