Was Stoica really injured?

Alin Stoica, who had to play 2 play-off games with the young Romanian team against France for Euro 2002, returned to Brussels after the first game. According to Stoica, the reason is an old injury at his leg.

But the French magazine "L'Equipe" says that Stoica left the team because he got too much critisism of his coach, from the fans and from the press. Romania lost the first leg with 0-1.