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Marc Mayo

Romania XI vs Netherlands: Predicted lineup, confirmed Euro 2024 team news and injury latest

Romania coach Edward Iordanescu has a few key decisions to make before naming his starting line-up to face Netherlands.

Regular left-back Nicusor Bancu is suspended after picking up his second booking of Euro 2024 in the draw with Slovakia which saw the Tricolorii top Group E.

A difficult task still awaits them in the last-16 and a lack of a natural replacement means a winger such as Deian Sorescu or right-back such as Vasile Mogos will be called up as cover.

Since beating Ukraine 3-0 to start their Euros campaign, Romania have struggled for goal threat and no combination of wingers has started back-to-back games in Germany.

Ianis Hagi and Florinel Coman were selected for the Slovakia game but Parma duo Valentin Mihaila and Dennis Man are competing for recalls on Tuesday.

Iordanescu is expected to once again send his team out in a 4-3-3 formation with Tottenham’s Radu Dragusin at the back and captain Nicolae Stanciu offering the chief threat from midfield.

Predicted Romania XI: Nita; Ratiu, Dragusin, Burca, Sorescu; M. Marin, R. Marin, Stanciu; Man, Dragus, Mihaila

Suspended: Bancu

Time and date: 5pm BST, Tuesday July 2, 2024

Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich

TV channel: BBC One

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