Romania boss believes his players have what it takes to go far

Bullseye!: Romania’s Razvan Marin celebrating with his teammates after scoring the equaliser against Slovakia during the Group E match. — Reuters

FRANKFURT: Romania’s past record at major tournaments makes for depressing reading. They have not reached a World Cup since 1998 and their last, and only previous win at the Euros came in 2000, the only time they advanced past the group stage.

It’s been 24 years, and Romania boss Edward Iordanescu said his side had now made “history” after a 1-1 draw against Slovakia took then to the last 16 again.