Editing Gheorghe Hagi (section)

===1998 World Cup===
At the [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8|1998 World Cup qualifiers]] he made six appearances, scoring three goals with [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]], one with [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]] and a spectacular one in [[Dublin]] with a shot from a 35-meters free kick in a 1–1 draw with the Republic of Ireland.<ref name=sport/><ref name=EU/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fanatik.ro/gica-hagi-cel-mai-bun-marcator-din-istoria-nationalei-romaniei-toate-golurile-inscrise-video-21010896| title=Gică Hagi, cel mai bun marcator din istoria naționalei României. Toate golurile înscrise și topul reușitelor. Video| publisher=Fanatik.ro| language=ro |trans-title=Gică Hagi, the best scorer in the history of the Romanian national team. All the scored goals and the top of the successes. Video| date=5 February 2025| access-date=11 February 2025}}<br>{{cite web | url=https://www.playsport.ro/video-top-10-goluri-reusite-gica-hagi-in-cariera-sa-27255| title=Top 10 goluri reușite de Gică Hagi în cariera sa| publisher=Playsport.ro| language=ro |trans-title=Top 10 goals scored by Gică Hagi in his career| date=16 April 2021| access-date=11 February 2025}}</ref> Hagi was used as captain by Iordănescu in all four games at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|final tournament]] as in the group stage they earned victories in the first two rounds with Colombia and [[England national football team|England]], thus mathematically being qualified before the last group match with [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] where in order to celebrate, they all dyed their hair blonde and presented themselves like that at the game.<ref name=EU/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/nationala/prosport-va-prezinta-povestea-adevarata-a-generatiei-de-aur-vopsite-in-galben-6328771| title=ProSport vă prezintă povestea adevărată a "Generației de Aur" vopsite în galben!| publisher=Prosport.ro| language=ro |trans-title=ProSport presents the true story of the "Golden Generation" painted in yellow!| date=8 June 2010| access-date=11 February 2025}}<br>{{cite web | url=https://www.sport.ro/true-story/cu-totii-in-galben-ultima-nationala-care-i-a-scos-in-strada-pe-romani-generalul-si-puii-de-gaina-care.html| title=Cu totii in GALBEN! Ultima nationala care i-a scos in strada pe romani! Generalul si puii de gaina care au dus Romania la ultimul mondial!| publisher=Sport.ro| language=ro |trans-title=All in YELLOW! The last national team that brought the Romanians to the streets! The general and the chicklings that took Romania to the last world cup!| date=18 October 2013| access-date=11 February 2025}}<br>{{cite web | url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/echipa-nationala/generatia-cu-parul-de-aur-imagini-in-premiera-cu-momentele-in-care-s-au-vopsit-tricolorii-in-1998-266944| title=Generația (cu părul) de Aur. Imagini în premieră cu momentele în care s-au vopsit tricolorii, în 1998| publisher=Digisport.ro| language=ro |trans-title=The (hairy) Golden Generation. Premiere images of the moments when the tricolors were painted, in 1998| date=9 January 2017| access-date=11 February 2025}}</ref> They were defeated with 1–0 by [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] in the round of 16 after a goal scored from a penalty by [[Davor Šuker]].<ref name=EU/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/nationala/n-au-fost-20-sunt-25-de-ani-profetia-lui-gica-hagi-a-fost-mai-aspra-decat-se-preconize-la-30-iunie-1998-nationala-romaniei-juca-ultimul-ei-meci-la-un-campionat-mondial-special-19689520| title=N-au fost 20, sunt 25 de ani! Profeția lui Gică Hagi a fost mai aspră decât se preconiza. La 30 iunie 1998, naționala României juca ultimul ei meci la un Campionat Mondial| publisher=Prosport.ro| language=ro |trans-title=It wasn't 20, it's 25 years! Gică Hagi's prophecy was harsher than expected. On June 30, 1998, the Romanian national team played its last match at a World Championship| date=30 June 2023| access-date=11 February 2025}}<br>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-inside-story-of-why-the-entire-romania-98-team-bleached-their-hair/ |title=The Inside Story of Why the Entire Romania '98 Team Bleached Their Hair |publisher=Vice News |last1=Lazăr |first1=Mihnea |date=11 June 2018 |access-date=5 November 2019 }}</ref>