5 Underdogs who can still make it to Rio 2014

4 : Romania

Romania have given a good account of themselves in qualification, finishing 2nd behind a phenomenal Netherlands side with 19 points. They’ll be looking to make it to the finals since 1998.

Like Iceland, Romania have no problems in front of goal. 19 goals in 10 games is quite remarkable. With star players like Adrian Mutu, Razvan Rat and top scorer, Ciprian Marica, they’ll be quite a force going forward. However, the problems lie at the back. 12 goals in 10 games is a worry, and they’ll hope to improve their defense in these 2 games.

With such a leaky defense, they’d be praying for opposition besides the European heavy- weights. If Romania make it, they’d be looking to improve upon their 1994 performance, where they reached the quarterfinal stages before getting knocked out on penalties by Sweden.