UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Arena Națională - Bucharest Friday 4 September 2020 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Romania Group B1 - Matchday 1 Northern Ireland Last updated 04/09/2020 10:42CET

Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Match officials 5 Match-by-match lineups 6 Legend 7

1 Romania - Northern Ireland Friday 4 September 2020 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest

Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 13/06/2015 QR (GS) Northern Ireland - Romania 0-0 Belfast 14/11/2014 QR (GS) Romania - Northern Ireland 2-0 Bucharest Papp 74, 79

FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 16/10/1985 QR (GS) Romania - Northern Ireland 0-1 Bucharest Quinn 29 Iorgulescu 34 (og), Whiteside 61, O'Neill 12/09/1984 QR (GS) Northern Ireland - Romania 3-2 Belfast 73; Hagi 36, Geolgau 80

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Romania 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 - - - - 6 2 1 3 6 6 Northern Ireland 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 - - - - 6 3 1 2 6 6

2 Romania - Northern Ireland Friday 4 September 2020 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Squad list

Romania League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers Sparta 1 Florin Niță 03/07/1987 33 - 0 0 Praha 12 Ciprian Tătăruşanu 09/02/1986 34 Lyon - 0 0 16 David Lazar 08/08/1991 29 Astra - 0 0 Defenders 3 Alin Toşca 14/03/1992 28 Gaziantep - 0 0 5 Ionuţ Nedelcearu 25/04/1996 24 Ufa - 0 0 6 Vlad Chiricheş 14/11/1989 30 Sassuolo - 0 0 Sepsi Sfantu 13 Florin Ștefan 09/05/1996 24 - 0 0 Gheorghe 15 Andrei Burcă 15/04/1993 27 CFR Cluj - 0 0 21 Dragoş Grigore 07/09/1986 33 Ludogorets - 0 0 Midfielders 2 Alexandru Cretu 24/04/1992 28 Maribor - 0 0 4 Sergiu Hanca 04/04/1992 28 Cracovia - 0 0 Universitatea 8 Dan Nistor 06/05/1988 32 - 0 0 Craiova 10 Alexandru Maxim 08/07/1990 30 Gaziantep - 0 0 Universitatea 11 Nicusor Bancu 18/09/1992 27 - 0 0 Craiova 14 Ianis Hagi 22/10/1998 21 Rangers - 0 0 17 Ciprian Deac 16/02/1986 34 CFR Cluj - 0 0 Universitatea 22 Alexandru Cicâldău 08/07/1997 23 - 0 0 Craiova 23 Nicolae Stanciu 07/05/1993 27 Slavia Praha - 0 0 Forwards 7 Denis Alibec 05/01/1991 29 Astra - 0 0 9 George Puşcaş 08/04/1996 24 Reading - 0 0 18 Florinel Coman 10/04/1998 22 FCSB - 0 0 19 Gabriel Iancu 15/04/1994 26 Viitorul - 0 0 20 Sergiu Buş 02/11/1992 27 FCSB - 0 0 Coach - Mirel Rădoi 22/03/1981 39 - 0 0

3 Romania - Northern Ireland Friday 4 September 2020 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest

Northern Ireland League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell 29/10/1996 23 Burnley - 0 0 12 Michael McGovern 12/07/1984 36 Norwich - 0 0 23 Trevor Carson 05/03/1988 32 Motherwell - 0 0 Defenders 2 Michael Smith 04/09/1988 32 Hearts - 0 0 3 Jamal Lewis 25/01/1998 22 Norwich - 0 0 4 Daniel Ballard 22/09/1999 20 Arsenal - 0 0 5 Conor McLaughlin 26/07/1991 29 Sunderland - 0 0 17 Paddy McNair 27/04/1995 25 Middlesbrough - 0 0 20 Craig Cathcart 06/02/1989 31 Watford - 0 0 Midfielders 6 George Saville 01/06/1993 27 Middlesbrough - 0 0 8 Steven Davis 01/01/1985 35 Rangers - 0 0 11 Shane Ferguson 12/07/1991 29 Millwall - 0 0 13 Corry Evans 30/07/1990 30 Blackburn - 0 0 14 Stuart Dallas 19/04/1991 29 Leeds - 0 0 15 Jordan Thompson 03/01/1997 23 Stoke - 0 0 19 Joel Cooper 29/02/1996 24 Oxford - 0 0 21 Josh Magennis 15/08/1990 30 Hull - 0 0 Forwards 7 Niall McGinn 20/07/1987 33 Aberdeen - 0 0 9 Liam Boyce 08/04/1991 29 Hearts - 0 0 10 Kyle Lafferty 16/09/1987 32 Reggina - 0 0 16 Conor Washington 18/05/1992 28 Charlton - 0 0 18 Gavin Whyte 31/01/1996 24 Cardiff - 0 0 22 Shayne Lavery 08/12/1998 21 Linfield - 0 0 Coach - Ian Baraclough 04/12/1970 49 - 0 0

4 Romania - Northern Ireland Friday 4 September 2020 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Match officials

Referee François Letexier (FRA) Assistant referees Cyril Mugnier (FRA) , Nicolas Danos (FRA) Fourth official Amaury Delerue (FRA) UEFA Delegate Miroslaw Ryszka (POL) UEFA Referee observer Martin Ingvarsson (SWE)

Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches François Letexier 23/04/1989 1 20

UEFA Nations League matches between the two teams Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 11/10/2018 UNL GS-FT Lithuania Romania 1-2 Vilnius

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 11/09/2018 U21 QR Romania Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 Ovidiu 11/10/2018 UNL GS-FT Lithuania Romania 1-2 Vilnius

5 Romania - Northern Ireland Friday 4 September 2020 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Match-by-match lineups Romania

UEFA Nations League - Group stage – final tournament Group B1 Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Matchday 1 (04/09/2020) Romania-Northern Ireland Matchday 2 (07/09/2020) Austria-Romania Matchday 3 (11/10/2020) Norway-Romania Matchday 4 (14/10/2020) Romania-Austria Matchday 5 (15/11/2020) Romania-Norway Matchday 6 (18/11/2020) Northern Ireland-Romania Northern Ireland

UEFA Nations League - Group stage – final tournament Matchday 1 (04/09/2020) Romania-Northern Ireland Matchday 2 (07/09/2020) Northern Ireland-Norway Matchday 3 (11/10/2020) Northern Ireland-Austria Matchday 4 (14/10/2020) Norway-Northern Ireland Matchday 5 (15/11/2020) Austria-Northern Ireland Matchday 6 (18/11/2020) Northern Ireland-Romania

6 Romania - Northern Ireland Friday 4 September 2020 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Arena Națională, Bucharest Legend Competitions Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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