On 25 May, Romania’s National Arena in Bucharest set a new attendance record, with 54,967 enthusiastic fans gathering to witness the retirement match of the legendary Golden Generation of Romanian football. This generation is celebrated for achieving the most remarkable results ever seen from the national team at World Cup ’94 in USA.
The retirement match featured many of the iconic players from Romania’s Golden Generation. Key figures like Gheorghe Hagi, often regarded as Romania’s greatest footballer, took part. Ilie Dumitrescu, Dan Petrescu, Florin Răducioiu, and Bogdan Stelea were also among the legends playing in the match.
The final score of the retirement match was 3-2 in favor of the Golden Generation. The game ended with a win for the Romanian legends.
Photo credit: Andrei Plesnila