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‘We placed a bet’: Georghe Hagi explains why the entire Romanian squad bleached their hair during the 1998 World Cup

Romania: The bleach blonde Romanians line up before the World Cup group E game against Tunisia at the Stade de France in St Denis. Romania finished top of their group as the match ended 1-1.

When Romania were preparing for their final group game at the 1998 World Cup against Tunisia, they had already secured qualification for the knockout stages and were relaxed heading into their third game of the tournament. 

So relaxed, in fact, that the entire playing squad - all 23 members - rocked up at the Stade de France with unmissable bleached blonde hair. Manager Anghel Iordanescu even had to shave his head, leaving many perplexed, but accepting, of the decision taken by the last-16 bound Romanians. 

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