Match No. 548 - Wednesday, 15th October 1980, 3:00pm

  • Marcel Răducanu, 35'
  • Anghel Iordănescu, 75' (pen)
    • 1
    • Vasile Iordache  
    • 2
    • Nicolae Negrilă  
    • 3
    • Costică Ștefănescu (c) 
    • 4
    • Ștefan Sameș  
    • 5
    • Ion Munteanu  
    • 6
    • Aurel Țicleanu  
    •  71'
    • 7
    • Aurel Beldeanu  
    • 8
    • Anghel Iordănescu  
    • 9
    • Zoltan Crićan  
    • 10
    • Rodion Cămătaru  
    • 11
    • Marcel Răducanu  
    • Ion Dumitru  
    •  71'

Notes

  • Player MilestoneGarry Birtles' Last Cap
  • Player MilestoneEric Gates' Last Cap
  • Player MilestoneLaurie Cunningham's Last Cap

Sources

  • England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)
  • www.romaniansoccer.ro
  • England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)

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Managers

Referee

  •  Ulf Eriksson

Attendance

  • 80,000

Half Time Score

  • Romania 1 - 0 England

ELO Rankings

  •  England - 4th   1
  •  Romania - 19th

World Cup 1982 Q (Group 4)

    •  
    • Pts
    • GD
    • L
    • D
    • W
    • P
    • Hungary
    • 10
    • 5
    • 2
    • 2
    • 4
    • 8
    • England
    • 9
    • 5
    • 3
    • 1
    • 4
    • 8
    • Romania
    • 8
    • 0
    • 2
    • 4
    • 2
    • 8
    • Switzerland
    • 7
    • -3
    • 3
    • 3
    • 2
    • 8
    • Norway
    • 6
    • -7
    • 4
    • 2
    • 2
    • 8
    • Final Standings.