Romania v Netherlands, 16 October 2012
| Score | 4-1 to Netherlands |
| Referee | Craig Thomson |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group D |
| Venue | Arena Națională, Bucharest |
| Attendance | 53,329 |
View Romania v Netherlands head to head
Kick-off: 9.00pm local
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Romania
Manager: Victor Piţurcă
Goals:
| Ciprian Marica | 40 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ciprian Tătăruşanu
Defender
Vlad Chiricheș
Defender
Dorin Goian
Defender
Răzvan Raţ
(captain)
Defender
Gabriel Tamaş
Defender/Midfielder
Mihai Pintilii
Midfielder
Alexandru Bourceanu
Forward
Gheorghe Grozav
Forward
Ciprian Marica
Forward
Bogdan Stancu
Forward
Gabriel Torje
Substitutions:
| Costin Lazăr for Alexandru Bourceanu | 61 |
| Adrian Popa for Gabriel Torje | 66 |
| Adrian Mutu for Gheorghe Grozav | 75 |
Cards:
| Alexandru Bourceanu | 16 | Y |
| Gabriel Tamaş | 45 | Y |
| Răzvan Raţ | 82 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Costel Pantilimon
Defender
Valerică Găman
Defender
Florin Gardoș
Defender
Dragos Grigore
Defender
Iasmin Latovlevici
Defender
Srdjan Luchin
Midfielder
Alexandru Chipciu
Midfielder
Răzvan Cociş
Midfielder
Costin Lazăr
Midfielder
Adrian Popa
Forward
Alexandru Maxim
Forward
Adrian Mutu
4
Netherlands
Manager: Louis Van Gaal
Goals:
| Jeremain Lens | 9 |
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| Bruno Martins Indi | 29 |
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| Rafael van der Vaart | penalty | 45 |
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| Robin van Persie | 86 |
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Starting lineup:
Maarten Stekelenburg
Goalkeeper
Johnny Heitinga
Defender
Ricardo Van Rhijn
Defender
Ron Vlaar
Defender
Bruno Martins Indi
Defender/Midfielder
Nigel de Jong
Midfielder
Kevin Strootman
Midfielder
(captain)
Rafael van der Vaart
Midfielder
Luciano Narsingh
Midfielder/Forward
Jeremain Lens
Forward
Robin van Persie
Forward
Substitutions:
| Ibrahim Afellay for Rafael van der Vaart | 77 |
| Eljero Elia for Jeremain Lens | 88 |
Cards:
| Kevin Strootman | 53 | Y |
| Nigel de Jong | 83 | Y |
| Jeremain Lens | 83 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kenneth Vermeer
Goalkeeper
Michel Vorm
Defender
Douglas Franco
Defender
Daryl Janmaat
Defender
Nick Viergever
Midfielder
Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder
Jordy Clasie
Midfielder
Urby Emanuelson
Midfielder/Forward
Eljero Elia
Forward
Klaas Jan Huntelaar
Forward
Dirk Kuyt