| team ROMANIA | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 21 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 7 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | 2: + 1; = 0; - 1: 3 - 5 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | 2: + 1; = 1; - 0: 4 - 3 4 | |
| 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 | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 9: + 4; = 1; - 4: 19 - 11 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | 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 | 149: +77: =30; -42; 260 ‒ 158 261 | |
| Percentage indicators | +51,68%; =20,13%; -28,19%; 1,74 ‒ 1,06 58,39% | |
| FIFA world cup | 19: +7: =5; -7; 27 ‒ 27 26 | |
| Percentage indicators | +36,84%; =26,32%; -36,84%; 1,42 ‒ 1,42 45,61% | |
| Total: | 168: +84: =35; -49; 287 ‒ 185 287 | |
| Percentage indicators | +50,00%; =20,83%; -29,17%; 1,71 ‒ 1,10 56,94% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 168 (19) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 287 | |
| - home: | 145 (50,52%) | |
| - away: | 113 (39,37%) | |
| - neutral field: | 29 (10,10%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 185 | |
| - home: | 57 (30,81%) | |
| - away: | 100 (54,05%) | |
| - neutral field: | 28 (15,14%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,71 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,10 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 154/219 (70,32%) | |
| - away: | 107/228 (46,93%) | |
| - neutral field: | 26/57 (45,61%) | |
| Biggest win: | 9:0 - Finland | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:5 - Serbia | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 63 (37,5%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 37 (22,02%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 24 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 11 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 8 / 3 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 210 (1,25) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 11 (0,07) | |
| - second yellow cards | 9 | |
| - straight red cards | 2 | |
| Players acted | 394 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 5 261 744 (32 084) | |
| Top scorer: | Gheorghe HAGI (86 90 94 98) - 18 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Dorinel MUNTEANU (94 98 02 06) - 44 games | |