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EM: Romanians leave an emotional letter to Germany
SID
EM: Romanians leave an emotional letter to Germany
Story by SID • 8 hours • 1 minute reading time
Romania says an emotional goodbye to the Euro.
The Romanian national football team was very disappointed after their exit from the European Championship, but they did not want to say goodbye to Germany as bad guests. As the European Football Union (UEFA) revealed on X on Wednesday, the team of national coach Eduard Iordanescu removed all the dirt from their Munich dressing room after the 3-0 defeat to the Netherlands - and left an emotional letter to the host country.
"The EURO 2024 was one of the most important football experiences for all of us so far and we are very happy that the stage on which it took place was Germany," it was written: "Every game, every emotion, every experience brought us together to feel the magic of football." The team is leaving Germany "with the feeling that we gave everything for Romania" and is "grateful for everything we experienced here. It was an honour to be part of the big family of European football."
Romania advanced to the round of 16 as winners of Group D after a convincing 3-0 win against Ukraine, a 0-2 defeat against Belgium and a 1-1 draw against Slovakia, but the underdog then failed to overcome the Dutch hurdle. And so after two exciting weeks in Germany, all that was left to say was: "Thank you for making us feel at home!"