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
Defender/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