The coach of national team of Romania, Victor Piturca, has announced today the 22 players selected for the match from 3 September 2005, Constanta, kick-off 20:00 cet, against Czech Republic, match counting for preliminaries of World Cup 2006.

National team will go to Constanta with the bus, not by plane, how it was announced previous. "The Ministry of Defence couldn't give us a plane, it wasn't malevolence, but this time they couldn't. Anyway, the players wanted to go to Constanta with the bus" - said Victor Piturca.

Defender Cosmin Contra will arrive in Romania at 16:00, directly at Constanta. Adrian Iencsi, Adrian Mutu and Cristian Chivu will come to Romania in this evening. They will be awaitted on "Henri Coanda" airport by assistant coach Stefan Iovan, following to go to Constanta with a minibus.

This is the squad of Romania for the match against Czech Republic

Goalkeepers: Bogdan Lobonţ (AFC Ajax Amsterdam), George Curcă (Farul Constanţa);

Defenders: Cosmin Contra (Getafe CF), Valentin Bădoi (Rapid Bucureşti), Gabriel Tamaş (Dinamo Bucureşti), Sorin Ghionea (Steaua Bucureşti), Cosmin Paşcovici (Farul Constanţa), Adrian Iencsi (Spartak Moskva), Cristian Chivu (AS Roma), Răzvan Raţ (Shakhtar Donetsk);

Midfields: Florentin Petre (Dinamo Bucureşti), Tiberiu Bălan (Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti), Dorinel Munteanu (CFR ECOMAX Cluj-Napoca), Nicolae Dică (Steaua Bucureşti), Ovidiu Petre & Gigel Coman (both FCU Politehnica Timişoara), Răzvan Cociş (Sheriff Tiraspol), Paul Codrea (US Palermo);
Strikers: Ionuţ Mazilu (Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti), Gigel Bucur (FCU Politehnica Timişoara), Daniel Opriţa (Steaua Bucureşti), Adrian Mutu (Juventus Torino).