Romania vs New Zealand: Tokyo 2020 Olympics| Kick off time, Live Streaming, When & Where to watch Romania vs New Zealand Live score, Teams, Prediction, Online Channel
Romania vs New Zealand: The Romanian national team will face New Zealand in their last match in Group B of the men’s soccer sport at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Wednesday 28th July 2021 at 02:00 PM IST Live. The match at the Sapporo Dome can be on Diggingsports.
LIVE LINK to watch Romania vs New Zealand:
https://olympics.com/en/
We are @TheNZTeam and tonight we fight for our place in the @Tokyo2020 Quarter Finals 🇳🇿#EarnTheFern #Tokyo2020 #KoTātauTeKapaOAotearoa pic.twitter.com/dTQOUXvO7i
— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) July 28, 2021
Match Details:
- Teams: Romania vs New Zealand
- Time: 02:00 PM IST Live
- Date: Wednesday, 28th July 2021
- Location: Sapporo Dome
Competition in this group is still very open. All four teams share three points heading into the final matchday . The order is South Korea, Honduras, New Zealand, and Romania.
In the first match, Romania won 1-0 over Honduras thanks to an own goal from an opposing player. After that, Romania was beaten by South Korea 0-4.
Meanwhile, New Zealand beat South Korea through Chris Wood’s single goal in the first match, but then lost 2-3 to Honduras. Liberato Cacace and Wood’s goals were not enough to prevent New Zealand from losing in the second match.
Only the top two teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals. For both Romania and New Zealand, defeat in this final match was by no means an option.
Romania squad
Goalkeepers: Mihai Aioani (Farul Constanta), Mihal Popa (Astra Giurgiu), Stefan Tarnovanu (FCSB).
Defenders: Radu Boboc (Farul Constanta), Andrei Chindris (Botosani), Virgil Ghita (Farul Constanta), Ricardo Grigore (Dinamo Bucharest), Alex Pascanu (Ponferradina), Andrei Ratiu (Villarreal) Florin Stefan* (Sepsi).
Middle: Tudor Balata (Brighton), Andrei Ciobanu (Farul Constanta), Alex Dobre (Dijon), Marco Dulca (Chindia Targoviste), Ion Gheorghe (Voluntari), Valentin Gheorghe (Astra Giurgiu), Marius Marin (Pisa), Dragos Nedelcu ( FCSB).
Forwards: George Ganeca (Farul Constanta), Andrei Sintean (Hermannstadt).
*Senior players
New Zealand squad
Goalkeepers: Michael Woud (Almere City), Jamie Searle (Swansea), Alex Paulsen (Wellington Phoenix).
Defenders: Michael Boxall* (Minnesota Utd), Liberato Cacace (Sint-Truiden), Callan Elliot (Xanthi), Dane Ingham (Perth Glory), Nando Pijnaker (Rio Ave), Winston Reid* (Brentford), George Stanger (Hamilton) , Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix).
Middle: Joe Bell (Vikings), Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix), Marko Stamenic (Copenhagen), Gianni Stensness (Central Coast Mariners), Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix).
Forwards: Joe Champness (Newcastle Jets), Elijah Just (Helsingor), Callum McCowatt (Helsingor), Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix), Chris Wood* (Burnley), Matthew Garbett (Falkenberg).
*Senior players
Estimated Line-up
Romania (4-2-3-1): Aioani; Ratiu, Pascanu, Ghita, Roboc; Dulca, Baluta; Dobre, Ciobanu, Sefer; Ganea.
Coach: Mirel Radoi.
New Zealand (4-4-2): Woud; Ingham, Pijnaker, Reid, Cacace; Stensness, Bell, Lewis, Just; McCowatt, Wood.
Coach: Danny Hay.
Prediction
Romania’s confidence collapsed following a crushing defeat to South Korea. If they are not able to generate motivation and enthusiasm to compete, they can be in danger.
Meanwhile, New Zealand may be unlucky when defeated by Honduras. Their momentum wasn’t completely shattered. Their chances of winning seem more open.
