{"id":793438,"date":"2024-07-26T13:45:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T10:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=793438"},"modified":"2024-07-26T11:06:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T08:06:37","slug":"olympics-football-preliminaries-cup-team-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/sport\/olympics-football-preliminaries-cup-team-draw-id793438.html","title":{"rendered":"Sport weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Attention-grabbing later this week is the official opening of the Olympic Games in Paris. Competitions started as early as Wednesday, yet as of Saturday events will kick-start at full throttle. Until the events with Romanian participation unfold, attention-grabbing for the Romanian fans are international football matches. <\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, three Romanian team proved their mettle in the European Cups qualifiers. In Europa League\u2019s second preliminary round, Romanian Cup holders second-tier team Corvinul Hunedoara, took on Croatia\u2019s vice champions Rijeka, in Sibiu. The match ended in a blank draw, so the return leg in Croatia will be decisive for qualification. <\/p>\n<p>Unless they qualify, Corvinul Hunedoara will compete in the Conference League\u2019s third preliminary round. Also on Thursday, CFR Cluj ended the game against Neman Grodno of the Belarus in a blank draw. The tie counted towards the Conference League\u2019s second preliminary round. League. The return leg is scheduled in Budapest. <\/p>\n<p>The second Romanian team playing in the Conference League\u2019s preliminaries, Universitatea Craiova, sustained a nil-2 away defeat by Slovenian opponents Maribor, so next week\u2019s return leg at home looks like a daunting task for Universitatea Craiova.  <\/p>\n<p>Matches counting towards the Romanian Football Super League\u2019s third round are scheduled at the weekend. 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