Comments and predictions for Romania vs Bosnia-Herzegovina: Defense overshadows attack

Latest Romania vs Bosnia-Herzegovina team information

Romania will be without a number of key players for this match due to injury, including Radu Drăgușin and Valentin Mihăilă, while Alexandru Pașcanu is also absent from the squad, meaning the coach will have to make at least three changes from the team's last match.

As mentioned, Andrei Rațiu is having an excellent season in La Liga and is said to be attracting interest from both Barcelona and Real Madrid. The Rayo Vallecano defender is sure to be in the Romania starting line-up.

Rangers' Ianis Hagi is also likely to feature in the starting line-up, while Daniel Bîrligea will be looking to add to his international tally after netting once in three appearances for Romania.

On the Bosnia & Herzegovina side, Edin Džeko is still playing at a high level despite being 39 years old. The veteran striker will be in attack and continue to improve his scoring record, which currently stands at 67 goals for the national team.

Atalanta BC's Sead Kolašinac, a former Arsenal defender, will also be a key figure in defence, while Plymouth Argyle's Nikola Katić could be given a chance to feature at some point in the game.

The visitors are not expected to make too many surprising changes to their starting line-up, with Ermedin Demirović and Armin Gigović also likely to be involved from the start in this 2026 World Cup qualifier.

Latest expected lineup Romania vs Bosnia-Herzegovina

Romania:

Nita; Ratiu, Burca, Chipciu, Bancu; R Marin, M Marin, Stanciu; Hagi, Birligea, Alibec

Bosnia-Herzegovina:

Zlomislic; Bicakcic, Barisic, Muharemovic, Kolasinac; Tahirovic, Sunjic, Tahirovic, Gigovic; Demirovic, Dzeko

Latest football commentary on Romania vs Bosnia-Herzegovina

Romania have not qualified for the World Cup since 1998, when they reached the round of 16, but they had an impressive qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup, winning five of their 10 matches.

The Tricolors will be drawn in Group H alongside Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus and San Marino. This is expected to be an exciting group, with at least four of the five teams having a real chance of securing one of the top two spots for a ticket to the 2026 World Cup.

Mircea Lucescu's side come into this game on the back of a run of six consecutive wins, all of which came from their most recent Nations League campaign, where they comfortably finished top of League C Group 2 and secured promotion to League B.

Romania have scored seven goals in their last two games and remain unbeaten since the middle of last year, so they will be full of confidence as they host Bosnia-Herzegovina this Friday.

Romania's squad is packed with talent, including Cagliari midfielder Razvan Marin, who has scored 11 goals this season, while Andrei Rațiu, one of La Liga's most prominent defenders, is also a notable figure.

Bosnia-Herzegovina qualified for the 2014 World Cup, winning one group stage match, but failed to qualify for the next two editions in 2018 and 2022.

Their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign was a huge disappointment with just one win along the way, suggesting the team needs to improve significantly if they are to compete for a ticket to the US, Canada and Mexico in 2026.

In the Nations League, the Dragons had a tough time getting drawn into Group 3 of League A, where they faced strong opponents such as Germany, the Netherlands and Hungary. Bosnia-Herzegovina only got two points from six games, conceding 17 goals and not having any wins.

Under coach Sergej Barbarez, the team held the Netherlands to a 1-1 draw in their last match on 19 November 2024, but three days earlier they suffered a heavy 0-7 away defeat to Germany.

Bosnia-Herzegovina will have the chance to pick up important points in their next two home games against Cyprus and San Marino. If they can win against Romania, they will create a big advantage in the race for Group H.

Latest score prediction Romania vs Bosnia-Herzegovina

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Romania vs Bosnia-Herzegovinaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Romania 2-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina

• WhoScore:Romania 1-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Our newspaper predicts:Romania 1-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina

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