FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Cyprus vs Romania, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Cyprus
  • 29': Loizos Loizou
  • 76': Charalampos Charalampous
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2 - 2
Romania
  • 2': Denis Dragus
  • 18': Denis Dragus

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Cyprus are hosting Romania at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
  • 1': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Goal! Cyprus 0, Romania 1. Denis Dragus (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 4': Delay in match (Romania).
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fabiano (Cyprus). Assisted by Alex Dobre.
  • 12': Foul by Virgil Ghita (Romania).
  • 12': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Goal! Cyprus 0, Romania 2. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin following a fast break.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ioannis Kosti with a cross.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Kostas Pileas (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Horatiu Moldovan (Romania).
  • 21': Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
  • 21': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Foul by Alex Dobre (Romania).
  • 22': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Horatiu Moldovan (Romania). Assisted by Ioannis Kosti.
  • 24': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Horatiu Moldovan.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Horatiu Moldovan (Romania). Assisted by Marinos Tzionis with a cross.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Denis Dragus (Romania).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Foul by Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).
  • 27': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
  • 27': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 29': Goal! Cyprus 1, Romania 2. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos.
  • 31': Foul by Andrei Ratiu (Romania).
  • 31': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
  • 32': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Foul by Alex Dobre (Romania).
  • 33': Attempt missed. Christos Shielis (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kostas Pileas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Marius Marin (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Dragus.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fabiano (Cyprus).
  • 41': Attempt saved. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Fabiano (Cyprus). Assisted by Nicusor Bancu.
  • 43': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Andreas Shikkis.
  • 43': Foul by Andrei Burca (Romania).
  • 43': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Andrei Burca (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Offside, Cyprus. Loizos Loizou is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus).
  • 45'+1': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Alex Dobre (Romania).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Cyprus 1, Romania 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 1, Romania 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Anderson Correia replaces Kostas Pileas.
  • 46': Alex Dobre (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus).
  • 47': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Andrei Burca.
  • 48': Foul by Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus).
  • 48': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Alex Dobre (Romania).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Horatiu Moldovan (Romania). Assisted by Ioannis Pittas.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dennis Man.
  • 54': Foul by Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
  • 54': Marius Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Loizos Loizou with a cross.
  • 57': Foul by Dennis Man (Romania).
  • 57': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
  • 58': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Andrei Burca.
  • 59': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Virgil Ghita.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Loizos Loizou.
  • 60': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
  • 60': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Substitution, Cyprus. Andronikos Kakoullis replaces Loizos Loizou.
  • 62': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalampos Charalampous replaces Ioannis Kousoulos.
  • 63': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Virgil Ghita.
  • 65': Substitution, Romania. David Miculescu replaces Alex Dobre.
  • 66': David Miculescu (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus).
  • 68': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalambos Kyriakou replaces Ioannis Kosti.
  • 69': Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
  • 70': Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Horatiu Moldovan (Romania). Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous.
  • 71': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
  • 71': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 76': Goal! Cyprus 2, Romania 2. Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Andronikos Kakoullis with a headed pass.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous.
  • 80': Handball by Denis Dragus (Romania).
  • 80': Substitution, Romania. Adrian Sut replaces Razvan Marin.
  • 80': Substitution, Romania. Deian Sorescu replaces Dennis Man.
  • 81': Foul by Adrian Sut (Romania).
  • 81': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous.
  • 83': Handball by Deian Sorescu (Romania).
  • 85': Substitution, Romania. Florin Tanase replaces Adrian Sut because of an injury.
  • 86': Foul by Florin Tanase (Romania).
  • 86': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Substitution, Cyprus. Nikos Koutsakos replaces Marinos Tzionis.
  • 89': Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
  • 90': Attempt missed. David Miculescu (Romania) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu with a cross.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90': Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Andrei Ratiu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Nikos Koutsakos (Cyprus).
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Horatiu Moldovan (Romania).
  • 90'+2': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Virgil Ghita.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by David Miculescu (Romania).
  • 90'+4': Offside, Cyprus. Andronikos Kakoullis is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cyprus 2, Romania 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Cyprus 2, Romania 2.

Statistics

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21 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 7
6 Saves 3
41.3 Possession 58.7
8 SHOTS 18
5 ON GOAL 8
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
244 Accurate Passes 393
329 Passes 461
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 7
12 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.3
48 Long Balls 46
16 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 12
11 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 13
29 Effective Clearances 25
29 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: GSP Stadium
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Attendance: 4,875

WCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 +8 12
2 Austria 4 +7 12
3 Romania 5 +4 7
4 Cyprus 5 -2 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

CYP Cyprus (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Fabiano (GK)
19 Konstantinos Laifis
15 Christos Shelis
2 Kostas Pileas
16 Andreas Shikkis
13 Ioannis Kosti
20 Grigoris Kastanos
8 Ioannis Kousoulos Yellow Card
9 Ioannis Pittas Yellow Card
21 Marinos Tzionis
17 Loizos Loizou
Cyprus Substitutes:
Anderson Correia, Kostakis Artymatas, Stelios Andreou, Pieros Soteriou, Charalampos Charalampous, Nikolas Panagiotou, Neophytos Michael, Charis Kyriakou, Nikolas Koutsakos, Giannis Satsias, Andronikos Kakoulis, Joël Mall.

ROU Romania (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
12 Horatiu Moldovan (GK)
15 Andrei Burca Yellow Card
5 Virgil Ghita
6 Marius Marin
11 Nicusor Bancu Yellow Card
2 Andrei Ratiu
10 Nicolae Stanciu
18 Razvan Marin
14 Alexandru Dobre
20 Dennis Man
7 Denis Dragus
Romania Substitutes:
Adrian Sut, Stefan Tarnovanu, Alexandru Chipciu, Mihai Popescu, Florin Tanase, Darius Olaru, Razvan Sava, Deian Sorescu, Vladimir Screciu, Alexandru Mitrita, David Raul Miculescu, Stefan Baiaram.

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