Football: World Cup: Romania v Colombia
GROUP G: STADE GERLAND, LYONS. KICK-OFF: 16.30 BST
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COLOMBIA: The old guard, Carlos Valderrama, Faustino Asprilla and Fredy Rincon, are all expected to play.
ROMANIA: Liviu Cibotariu is likely to win only his fifth cap in defence. Iulian Filipescu will replace left wing-back Tibor Selymes, who has an ankle injury.
Previous meeting: 18 Jun 1994 (Los Angeles, World Cup finals): Colombia 1 Romania 3.
ROMANIA
1 Dumitru Stingaciu Kocaelispor
2 Dan Petrescu Chelsea
3 Christian Dulca Rapid Bucharest
4 Anton Dobos AEK Athens
5 Constantin Galca Espanyol
6 Gheorghe Popescu Galatasaray
7 Marius Lacatus Steaua Bucharest
8 Dorinel Munteanu Cologne
9 Viorel Moldovan Coventry City
10 Gheorghe Hagi Galatasaray
11 Adrian Ilie Valencia
12 Bogdan Stelea Salamanca
13 Liviu Ciobotariu National Bucharest
14 Radu Niculescu National Bucharest
15 Lucian Marinescu Rapid Bucharest
16 Gabriel Popescu Salamanca
17 Ilie Dumitrescu Atlante
18 Iulian Filipescu Galatasaray
19 Ovidiu Stanga PSV Eindhoven
20 Tibor Selymes Anderlecht
21 Gheorghe Craioveanu Real Sociedad
22 Florian Prunea Univ Craiova
Coach: Anghel Iordanescu
COLOMBIA
1 Oscar Cordoba Boca Juniors
2 Ivan Cordoba San Lorenzo
3 Ever Palacios Atletico Nacional
4 Jose Santa Atletico Nacional
5 Jorge Bermudez Boca Juniors
6 Maurizio Serna Boca Juniors
7 Anthony De Avila Barcelona (Ec)
8 Harold Lozano Valladolid
9 Adolfo Valencia Independiente (Col)
10 Carlos Valderrama Miami Fusion
11 Faustino Asprilla Parma
12 Miguel Calero Atletico Nacional
13 Wilmer Cabrera Millonarios
14 Jorge Bolano Junior Barranquilla
15 Victor Aristizabal Sao Paulo
16 Antonio Moreno Deportes Tolima
17 Andres Estrada Atletico Nacional
18 John Perez Deportivo Cali
19 Freddy Rincon Corinthians
20 Hamilton Ricard Middlesbrough
21 Leider Preciado Santa Fe Bogota
22 Farid Mondragon Independiente (Arg)
Coach: Hernan Dario Gomez
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