Romania coach Victor Piturca included few surprises in his preliminary European Championship squad on Wednesday, with the team spearheaded by Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu.
The 26-man roster also included captain Cristian Chivu of Inter Milan and VfB Stuttgart striker Ciprian Marica, whose status for the June tournament is unclear after an injury in training on Tuesday.
The roster — which included 14 players from the domestic league — will be cut to 23 before the tournament.
"I will choose players who have worked hard and helped us qualify. There will be no surprises," Piturca said.
Romania will face France, Italy and the Netherlands in Group C of Euro 2008.
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Squad:
Goalkeepers: Bogdan Lobont (Dinamo Bucharest), Danut Coman (Rapid Bucharest), Marius Popa (Politehnica Timisoara).
Defenders: Cristian Sapunaru (Rapid Bucharest), Dorin Goian (Steaua Bucharest), Sorin Ghionea (Steaua Bucharest), Cosmin Moti (Dinamo Bucharest), Cosmin Contra (Getafe), Gabriel Tamas (Auxerre), Stefan Radu (Lazio), Razvan Rat (Shakhtar Donetsk).
Midfielders: Florentin Petre (TSKA Sofia), Paul Codrea (Siena), Razvan Cocis (Lokomotiv Moscow), Cristian Chivu (Inter Milan), Mirel Radoi (Steaua Bucharest), Ovidiu Petre (Steaua Bucharest), Nicolae Dica (Steaua Bucharest), Banel Nicolita (Steaua Bucharest).
Forwards: Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina), Ciprian Marica (VfB Stuttgart), Daniel Niculae (Auxerre), Marius Niculae (Inverness Caledonian Thistle), Florin Bratu (Dinamo Bucharest).
Portugal
Turkey
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Croatia
Germany
Austria
Poland
Netherlands
Italy
Romania
France
Spain
Russia
Sweden
Greece