Romania at the FIFA World Cup
No Name Matches World Cups
1 Gheorghe Popescu 13 1990 , 1994 and 1998
2 Gheorghe Hagi 12 1990 , 1994 and 1998
3 Dorinel Munteanu 9 1994 and 1998
3 Dan Petrescu 9 1994 and 1998
5 Ilie Dumitrescu 8 1990 , 1994 and 1998
5 Ionuţ Lupescu 8 1990 and 1994
7 Florin Răducioiu 7 1990 and 1994
8 Constantin Gâlcă 6 1994 and 1998
8 Bogdan Stelea 6 1994 and 1998
10 Marius Lăcătuș 5 1990 and 1998
10 Miodrag Belodedici 5 1994
10 Daniel Prodan 5 1994
This is a record of Romania's results at the FIFA World Cup. Romania participated at 7 of 21 final tournaments of the World Cup. They were one of the few European participants at the inaugural edition held in Uruguay in 1930. The best performance of the team was in 1994 in United States, when Romania reached quarter-finals after defeating Diego Maradona's Argentina. They eventually lost to Sweden after a penalty shoot-out. The last time Romania qualified was in 1998 in France, when they reached the round of 16, losing to Croatia. The best scorer for Romania at the World Cup is Florin Răducioiu, with 4 goals, all scored in 1994.