The Romanian national soccer team wore math equations on their jerseys

Published Mar. 28, 2016 9:21 a.m. ET

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Before playing a friendly against Spain on Sunday, member of the Romania's national soccer team shed their usual digits for math equations on the backs of their warmups.

Not merely for to provide fans a mental diversion but in order to promote mathematics and education in a country where children are dropping out of school an alarming rate -- 18%, among the worst percentages in the European Union, according to The Guardian.

#Romania are using calculations instead of numbers on their jerseys against Spain tonight.
Promoting math for kids! pic.twitter.com/0pykQEkHQh
— In2Sports (@In2SportsInc) March 27, 2016