| team ROMANIA | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 20 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 7 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | 2: + 1; = 0; - 1: 3 - 5 2 | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | 2: + 1; = 1; - 0: 4 - 3 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | 1: + 0; = 0; - 1: 1 - 2 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 4 - 5 1 | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 5 - 5 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 6 - 4 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 6: + 3; = 0; - 3: 9 - 7 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 6: + 3; = 2; - 1: 7 - 6 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 4 - 5 2 | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 6: + 4; = 1; - 1: 17 - 4 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 7 - 8 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 8: + 2; = 4; - 2: 5 - 5 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 3; = 3; - 2: 12 - 7 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 6: + 4; = 1; - 1: 10 - 5 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 4 - 3 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 10: + 7; = 1; - 2: 29 - 12 15 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | 5: + 3; = 1; - 1: 10 - 9 10 | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 10: + 9; = 1; - 0: 37 - 4 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 4 - 3 7 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 10: + 5; = 2; - 3: 12 - 10 17 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 12: + 8; = 1; - 3: 20 - 10 25 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 10: + 3; = 3; - 4: 12 - 18 12 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 12: + 6; = 2; - 4: 21 - 16 20 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 10: + 3; = 4; - 3: 12 - 10 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 10: + 5; = 2; - 3: 13 - 8 17 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | Quarter-finals 1994 FIFA World Cup USA™ | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 138: +72: =29; -37; 238 ‒ 142 245 | |
| Percentage indicators | +52,17%; =21,01%; -26,81%; 1,72 ‒ 1,03 59,18% | |
| FIFA world cup | 21: +8: =5; -8; 30 ‒ 32 29 | |
| Percentage indicators | +38,10%; =23,81%; -38,10%; 1,43 ‒ 1,52 46,03% | |
| Total: | 159: +80: =34; -45; 268 ‒ 174 274 | |
| Percentage indicators | +50,31%; =21,38%; -28,30%; 1,69 ‒ 1,09 57,44% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 159 (19) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 268 | |
| - home: | 135 (50,37%) | |
| - away: | 104 (38,81%) | |
| - neutral field: | 29 (10,82%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 174 | |
| - home: | 55 (31,61%) | |
| - away: | 91 (52,3%) | |
| - neutral field: | 28 (16,09%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,69 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,09 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 145/207 (70,05%) | |
| - away: | 103/213 (48,36%) | |
| - neutral field: | 26/57 (45,61%) | |
| Biggest win: | 9:0 - Finland | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:5 - Serbia | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 61 (38,36%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 35 (22,01%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 22 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 11 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 5 / 3 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 195 (1,23) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 10 (0,06) | |
| - second yellow cards | 8 | |
| - straight red cards | 2 | |
| Players acted | 374 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 4 994 201 (31 609) | |
| Top scorer: | Gheorghe HAGI (86 90 94 98) - 18 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Dorinel MUNTEANU (94 98 02 06) - 44 games | |