With results far under-par and Romania dropping to nineteenth in FIFA world rankings Victor Piţurcă is definitely on the hot-seat for results. Ahead of Wednesday's friendly against Georgia he has named the following squad:
Goalkeeper:Bogdan Lobonţ (FC Dinamo Bucureşti) şi Costel Pantilimon (FC Timişoara)
Defender: George Ogăraru (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Cristian Panin (CFR 1907 Cluj), Gabriel Tamaş (FC Dinamo Bucureşti), Mirel Rădoi (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Dorin Goian (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Valerică Găman (FC U Craiova), Răzvan Raţ (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Midfielder: Adrian Ropotan (FC Dinamo Bucureşti), Costin Lazăr (FC Rapid Bucureşti), Răzvan Cociş (FC Lokomotiv Moscow), Iulian Tameş (FC Argeş), Cristian Tănase (FC Argeş)
Striker: Bănel Nicoliţă(FC Steaua Bucureşti), Ciprian Marica (VfB Stuttgart), Florin Costea (FC U Craiova), Gheorghe Bucur (FC Timişoara)