Romania vs FYR Macedonia Match Preview

Romania welcomes FYR Macedonia for the first round of the World Cup 2022 Qualifiers.

The hosts were lucky enough to compete against average teams, actually, Germany the only really strong opponent for them. I think that the most competitive opponent will be Iceland for them, and their matches could be decisive for the 2nd spot. Romania finished 3rd in their group in the Nations League, registering 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 defeats, facing stronger teams than today's opponent.

FYR Macedonia, on the other hand, will try to take advantage of being on such a group, aiming for the 2nd spot at least. However, things will not be easy for them against competitors like Romania and Iceland. In the Nations League, they finished 2nd on their group at the 3rd division.

Romania have a bunch of quality players in their squad and are by far the favorites to win here. I think they can make a good start by prevailing over FYR Macedonia. These two sides have met 4 times in the past for World Cup Qualifiers and Romania won all of them. The home win is my call, offered at decent 2.00 odds.