A rampant Greece beat Romania 3-1 in the first leg of a World Cup play-off in Piraeus, Greece.
It leaves them well-placed to qualify for Brazil next summer ahead of the return leg in Bucharest on Tuesday.
1-0 Mitroglou 14′
1-1 Stancu 19′
2-1 Salpingidis 21′
3-1 Mitroglou 67′