England v Romania, 06 June 2021
| Score | 1-0 to England |
| Referee | Tiago Martins |
| Competition | International Friendly - |
| Venue | Riverside Stadium |
| Attendance | 6,952 |
View England v Romania head to head
Kick-off: 5.00pm local
Attendance limited due to COVID-19 restrictions.
This was England's first win against Romania since 2 June 1970 in the World Cup in Mexico when Geoff Hurst scored the only goal in the Group C game.
1
England
Manager: Gareth Southgate
Goals:
| Marcus Rashford | penalty | 68 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Sam Johnstone
Defender
Tyrone Mings
Defender
Luke Shaw
Defender
Ben White
Defender/Midfielder
Ben Godfrey
Midfielder
Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward
Marcus Rashford
(captain)
Midfielder/Forward
Jadon Sancho
Substitutions:
| Jordan Henderson for Kalvin Phillips | 46 |
| Jude Bellingham for Jadon Sancho | 65 |
| Declan Rice for James Ward-Prowse | 65 |
| Jesse Lingard for Marcus Rashford | 75 |
| Kieran Trippier for Luke Shaw | 75 |
| Ollie Watkins for Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 82 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper
Jordan Pickford
Goalkeeper
Aaron Ramsdale
Defender/Midfielder
Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Trippier
Midfielder
Jude Bellingham
Midfielder/Forward
Jesse Lingard
Forward
Harry Kane
Forward
Ollie Watkins
Comments:
Marcus Rashford became the 125th player to captain England, and the youngest (23 years and 218 days) since Michael Owen against Slovakia also at Middlesbrough on 11 June 2003 (23 years and 179 days). Jordan Henderson's penalty after 78 minutes was saved.
0
Romania
Manager: Mirel Rădoi
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Florin Niţă
Goalkeeper
Vlad Chiricheș
Defender
(captain)
Ionuţ Nedelcearu
Defender
Camora
Defender/Midfielder
Deian Sorescu
Defender/Midfielder
Alexandru Cicâldău
Midfielder
Răzvan Marin
Midfielder
Alexandru Păun
Midfielder
Nicolae Stanciu
Midfielder
Denis Alibec
Forward
Andrei Ivan
Forward
Substitutions:
| Tiberiu Căpuşă for Deian Sorescu | 66 |
| Ianis Hagi for Denis Alibec | 66 |
| Constantin Budescu for Alexandru Cicâldău | 80 |
| Alexandru Băluță for Alexandru Păun | 80 |
| Adrián Rus for Ionuţ Nedelcearu | 84 |
Cards:
| Andrei Ivan | 58 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Florin Iacob
Goalkeeper
Andrei Vlad
Defender
Tiberiu Căpuşă
Defender
Cristian Ganea
Defender
Adrián Rus
Midfielder
Alexandru Băluță
Midfielder
Alexandru Maxim
Midfielder
Olimpiu Moruţan
Midfielder
Darius Olaru
Midfielder/Forward
Ianis Hagi
Forward
Constantin Budescu