France-Romania matches 1930-2016


All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise. The 1976 Olympic Games qualifiers were (until 2007) official internationals for Romania but never for France. The matches in 1930 and 1977 never were official for either.

Game Date        Venue      Result                      Remark

  -. 10- 7-1930  Montevideo France   - Romania    4-2
  1. 12- 6-1932  Bucuresti  Romania  - France     6-3  
  2. 22- 3-1967  Paris      France   - Romania    1-2 
  3. 30- 4-1969  Paris      France   - Romania    1-0
  4. 28- 4-1970  Reims      France   - Romania    2-0  
  5.  8- 4-1972  Bucuresti  Romania  - France     2-0 
  6. 23- 3-1974  Paris      France   - Romania    1-0
 O1.  3-12-1975  Blois      France   - Romania    4-0   [Olympic Games Qual.]
 O2. 24- 3-1976  Bucuresti  Romania  - France     1-0   [Olympic Games Qual.]
  -.  2- 2-1977  Bordeaux   France   - Romania    2-0
  7.  8-10-1994  St.Etienne France   - Romania    0-0   [European Champ. Qual.]
  8. 11-10-1995  Bucuresti  Romania  - France     1-3   [European Champ. Qual.]
  9. 10- 6-1996  Newcastle  Romania  - France     0-1   [European Champ.]
 10. 13- 2-2002  Paris      France   - Romania    2-1
 11.  9- 6-2008  Zürich     France   - Romania    0-0   [European Champ.]
 12. 11-10-2008  Constanta  Romania  - France     2-2   [World Cup Qual.]
 13.  5- 9-2009  Paris      France   - Romania    1-1   [World Cup Qual.] 
 14.  8-10-2010  Paris      France   - Romania    2-0   [European Champ. Qual.]
 15.  6- 9-2011  Bucuresti  Romania  - France     0-0   [European Champ. Qual.]
 16. 10- 6-2016  Paris      France   - Romania    2-1   [European Champ.]

Total record:

France               16  8  5  3  21- 16  21
Romania              16  3  5  8  16- 21  11

Some more stats:

                     Pd  F  D  R  FG- RG

In France:            9  6  2  1  12-  5
In Romania:           5  1  2  2   8- 11
Elsewhere:            2  1  1  0   1-  0



Match Details 1932-1976


1. Bucuresti (ANEF Stadium)     12.06.1932
    ROMANIA - FRANCE  6-3 (3-0)
     Goal scorers for Romania: Bodola (8', 84'), Wetzer (17', 63'), Schwartz (20', 46')
     Referee: M.Ivancsics (Hungary)
    ROMANIA: Czinczer - Burger, Albu - Hrehuss, Steinbach, Raffinsky - Glanzmann,
             Schwartz (Kocsis 55'), Wetzer, Bodola, Dobay.
    FRANCE: Tassin - Chardar, Mairesse - Charwath, Kamskar, Laurent - Liberati,
            Rodriguez, Cesember, Alcazar, Korb (Rohlion).
             
    Comment: The French team was assisted by Jules Rimet.

2. Paris (Parc des Princes)     22.03.1967
    FRANCE - ROMANIA  1-2 (0-1) 
     Goal scorers: Blanchet (89') / Fratila (14'), Dridea (76')
     Referee: Baumgarten (F.R.Germany)
    FRANCE: Eon - Lavaud, Cardeit, Piumi, Provelli - Dogliani, Sadeau - Blanchet,
            Condet, Lech, Loubet.
    ROMANIA: Ionescu - Stamareanu, Nicolae, Nunweiller III, Mocanu - Gergely,
             Dobrin - Lucescu, Fratila, Dridea, Avram.

3. Paris (Parc des Princes)     30.04.1969 
    FRANCE - ROMANIA  1-0 (0-0)
     Goal scorer: Michel (82')
     Referee: De Marchi (Italy)
    FRANCE: Chauveau - Djorkaeff, Novi, Lemerre, Rostagni - Michel, Broissard -
            Loubet, Revelli, Horbaville (Beretta 46'), Bras.
    ROMANIA: Raducanu - Lupescu, Coe, Halmageanu, Deleanu - Gergely (Nunweiller IV 43'),
             Dinu - Nasturescu, Dembrowski, Dumitrache, Lucescu.

4. Reims (Stade Auguste Delaume) 28.04.1970 
    FRANCE - ROMANIA  2-0 (2-0)
     Goal scorers: Loubet (10'), Djorkaeff (40'-pen.)
     Referee: O.Hubert (Switzerland)
    FRANCE: Carnus - Djorkaeff, Bosquier, Novi, Rostagni - Michel, Huck -
            Bras, Revelli, Loubet, Beretta.
    ROMANIA: Raducanu (Adamache 46') - Satmareanu, Lupescu, Dinu, Mocanu - Dumitru (Pescaru 46'),
             Nunweiller IV - Neagu, Domide (Dobrin 46'), Dumitrache, Lucescu.

5. Bucuresti (23 August Stadium) 8.04.1972
    ROMANIA - FRANCE  2-0 (1-0)
     Goal scorers: Iordanescu (16'), Dinu (54')
     Referee: I.Strmecki (Yugoslavia)
    ROMANIA: Raducanu - Satmareanu, Lupescu, Dinu, Deleanu (N.Ionescu 46') - Dumitru,
             Nunweiller VI - Lucescu, Dembrowski, M.Sandu (Domide 46'), Iordanescu.
    FRANCE: Carnus - Tresor, Bosquier, Novi, Rostagni - Michel, Mezy (Quittet 46') -
            Blanchet, Lech. Floch (Larque 70'), Beretta (Molitor 70').
     
        Comment: This was the debut for both Anghel Iordanescu (later coach of the Romanian national team)
        and Mircea Sandu (later president of the Romanian Football Federation).

             
6. Paris (Parc des Princes)     23.04.1974
    FRANCE - ROMANIA  1-0 (0-0)
     Goal scorer: Beretta (59')
     Referee: J.Homewood (England)
    FRANCE: Bertrand - Vanucci, Adams, Tresor, Bracci - Micehl, Guillon, Chiesa -
            Dalger, Revelli, Beretta.
    ROMANIA: Raducanu - Anghelini, Dinu, Antonescu, Cristache - Balaci, Beldeanu,
             Iordanescu - Troi, Dumitrache, Kun.

7. Blois                        3.12.1975       (Olympic Games qualifiers)
    FRANCE - ROMANIA  4-0 (1-0)
     Goal scorers: Fernandez (43'), Rouyer (64', 72', 80')
     Referee: J.Homewood (England)
    FRANCE: Larrieu - Chazotte, Pottier, Stassiewitch, Meynieu - Fernandez, Platini,
            Rubio - Rouyer, Schaer, Amisse.
    ROMANIA: Moraru - Mateescu, Sames, G.Sandu, Lucuta - Dinu, Iordanescu,
             D.Georgescu - Troi, M.Sandu, Lucescu.

8. Bucuresti (23 August Stadium) 24.03.1976     (Olympic Games qualifiers)
    ROMANIA - FRANCE  1-0 (1-0)
     Goal scorer: Boloni (10')
     Referee: Katzaros (Greece)
    ROMANIA: Raducanu - Cheran, Sames, Dinu, Hajnal - Dumitru, Boloni,
             Iordanescu - Lucescu, D.Georgescu, Kun.
    FRANCE: Larrieu - Chazotte, Stassiewitch, Pottier, Meynieu - Fernandez,
            Rubio, Platini - Rouyer, Schaer, Cong..  

9. Saint Etienne                       1994     (Eurochamp qualifiers)
    FRANCE - ROMANIA 0-0

             
10. Bucuresti (Ghencea Stadium)        1995     (Eurochamp qualifiers)
     ROMANIA - FRANCE  1-3 (0-2) 
      Goal scorers: Lacatus / Karembeu, Djorkaeff, Zidane

11. Leeds                              1996     (Eurochamp in England)
     FRANCE - ROMANIA  1-0 (0-0)
      Goal scorer: Dugarry.
            


France - List of International Matches
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