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That commitment to fighting as a unit, is a ploy that has done the Eastern Europeans well in recent years and, were it not for a play-off defeat to Greece, this easily could have been a conversation conducted two years earlier. That loss at the last stop cheap fifa coins on the road to Brazil 2014 is still a tough one for Chiriches to take. “That play-off was the hardest thing to go through because I think we weren’t that bad,” he said, reflecting on their 4-2 reverse. “We should have qualified, but in the end Greece were better than us.”

Coming so close has instilled a greater sense of belief among the squad though, which is tight-knit by the standards of many, with just 29 players taking to the field in all. “That game definitely has given us a stronger buy fifa 16 coins and more powerful outlook, and I believe it helped us do the job and make it to France.”

As well as the hosts, Romania have been drawn alongside Albania and Switzerland in Group A. Unbeaten against the former and with an equal historical record against the latter, the big defender expects it to be a tight race in behind Didier Deschamps’ side. “France are definitely the best team in this group,” he accepted, football games“but after that, us, Switzerland and Albania are almost at the same level. I think it’s going to be tough, but we’re going to fight for it.”