- 1A. Nübel
- 14M. Mittelstädt
- 5T. Baumgartl
- 4J. Tah
- 3L. Klostermann
- 8Mahmoud Dahoud
- 6M. Eggestein
- 19F. Neuhaus
- 18N. Amiri
- 7L. Öztunalı
- 10L. Waldschmidt
- 20R. Koch
- 21A. Maier
- 9L. Nmecha
- 12F. Müller
- 23M. Schubert
- 15W. Anton
- 17F. Uduokhai
- 22E. Löwen
- 11M. Richter
- 16S. Serdar
- 13J. Eggestein
- 1Ionuţ Radu
- 3Stefan, Florin
- 4A. Pașcanu
- 5I. Nedelcearu
- 6C. Manea
- 17A. Cicâldău
- 21Baluta, Tudor
- 10I. Hagi
- 19A. Ivan
- 8D. Man
- 9Puscas, George
- 20A. Ciobanu
- 7F. Coman
- 11Petre, Adrian
- 12Cabuz, Catalin Vasile
- 23A. Vlad
- 2R. Boboc
- 15Ghita, Virgil Eugen
- 13R. Grigore
- 18Rus, Adrian
- 14V. Dragomir
- 22D. Olaru
- 16D. Nedelcu
Romania booked their place in the second round in surprise fashion, topping Group C. They made a great start with two wins in their opening two games, while they played out a 0-0 draw in their final clash with France. That draw was quite a shift from their opening games – which saw 11 goals between them. That’s because a point guaranteed both Romania and France a semi-final spot, so neither side wanted to take any risks in that clash.
Romania are likely to up their game in this semi-final, as they look to get back to their early attacking ways. They won their opening two clashes by scoring four goals in each. They put four past England in just 14 minutes in their second game, so they should be out to take the game to Germany in Thursday’s first semi-final clash. That comes after they scored 13 goals in the five matches before the tournament began, so this Romania side are obviously packing a punch going forward. However, you can say the same about reigning champions Germany.
The Germans hit 10 goals of their own in the group stage, so we can expect a high scoring clash on Thursday in Bologna. They have seen both teams score in their last six games ahead of this encounter with Romania, so we expect goals between two sides who clearly have little trouble creating chances for themselves. We anticipate an open game between these two, so we’re going with both teams to score as our main tip for this semi. We’re also backing Germany to edge the tie with a 2-1 victory.