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The Romanian national football side are facing Northern Ireland on Friday at home in their opening match at a new edition of the UEFA Nations League. This is will be Romania's first match with Mirel Radoi as manager. Aged 39, Radoi was appointed manager of the national side after taking Romania's under-21 side all the way to the semifinals of the European Championship held last year. After Northern Ireland Romania will next play Austria away in Klagenfurt.


 Radoi has capped 23 players for the two matches, many of whom are playing abroad. There also players from the domestic championship, namely three from Universitatea Craiova, two from FCSB, CFR Cluj and Astra Giurgiu each and one from Viitorul Constanţa and Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe each. Romania are also in the group with Norway.


Former Romanian international player Adrian Mutu will also make his debut on Friday as manager of the Romanian under-21 side. The young Romanian players will be facing Finland away in a qualifying match for next year's European Championship. Next Tuesday, on 8th September, they will be playing Malta, also away. Mutu has capped mostly players from the domestic championship and only three international players: the defenders Andrei Raţiu from Den Haag and Radu Drăguşin from Juventus and the midfielder Marius Marin from Pisa.


Romania are in qualifying group 8, where Denmark are currently in leading position with 5 wins in 5 matches. Romania are in second place with 3 wins, a draw and a defeat. Romania's only defeat came at the hands of Denmark, in an away match, but they will have the chance to avenge that loss in November when they are scheduled to play Denmark at home.  



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