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Key moments
- 11:09 AM ETEND OF MATCH
- 11:07 AM ET45'Goal · Portugal 9-1
- 11:03 AM ET35'Goal · Portugal 8-1
- 10:43 AM ET25'Goal · Portugal 7-1
- 10:31 AM ET5'Goal · Portugal 6-1
- 10:30 AM ETSECOND HALF STARTS
- 9:55 AM ETEND OF FIRST HALF
- 9:52 AM ET45'Goal · Portugal 5-1
- 9:50 AM ET40'Goal by Bruno Fernandes · 4-1
- 9:44 AM ET30'Goal by João Neves · 3-1
- 9:42 AM ET25'Goal by Gonçalo Ramos · 2-1
- 9:39 AM ET15'Goal · Armenia 1-1
- 9:36 AM ET10'Goal · Portugal 1-0
END OF MATCH
Phew! Portugal easily defeated Armenia in this final round of World Cup qualifiers and secured their place in the World Cup in style! Renato Veiga, Gonçalo Ramos, João Neves (3), Bruno Fernandes (3) and Francisco Conceição scored the goals in Portugal's 9-1 victory, while Eduard Spertsyan scored a consolation goal!
GOAL FOR PORTUGAL
João Félix received the pass up front and found Francisco Conceição, who struck a powerful long-range shot, sending the ball low into the bottom right corner of the net, scoring Portugal's ninth goal of the game and further widening the scoreline!
Armenia changes
Armenia made another substitution, bringing on Bandikyan for Muradyan. Shortly after, Francisco Conceição received a pass up front and shot hard, but sent the ball wide. Then, Gonçalo Ramos, on a cross from João Félix, managed a deflection, but it went straight into Avagyan's hands.
GOAL FOR PORTUGAL
Ruben Neves received the cross in the box and headed powerfully, but hit the post once again! Shortly after, from the resulting corner, João Neves managed a strong finish, sending the ball into the back of the net, scoring Portugal's eighth goal of the game!
AT THE POST
Gonçalo Ramos received the cross in the area and headed powerfully, but it went straight into the defense. Portugal continued to press, creating danger, until Rúben Neves headed powerfully from a Bruno Fernandes cross, hitting the left post!
GOAL FOR PORTUGAL
Carlos Forbs received the pass inside the area and was brought down by Sergey Muradyan, who received a yellow card for the foul, awarding the penalty! Again shooting down the middle of the goal, Bruno Fernandes scores Portugal's seventh goal of the game!
Changes in both teams
Armenia made another change, with Gant-Leon Ranos leaving and Arayik Eloyan entering. Meanwhile, Portugal substituted Vitinha for João Félix. And Vitinha, before leaving the field, took a powerful long-range shot, but sent the ball wide!
Diogo Costa
Karen Muradyan, at the edge of the area, managed a shot, but it was weak, sending the ball into the hands of Diogo Costa, who made the save without difficulty. Shortly after, Francisco Conceição shot from distance, but sent the ball into Avagyan's hands.
Changes in Portugal
Both teams are making substitutions at the moment. For Armenia, Piloyan is out, and Harutyunyan is in. And for Portugal, Bernardo Silva and Rafael Leão are out, and Carlos Forbs and Francisco Conceição are in. Portugal continues to dominate the match!
GOAL FOR PORTUGAL
Taking advantage once again of an error in the Armenian defense, Gonçalo Ramos gained possession and found Bruno Fernandes with a pass, who controlled the ball and shot powerfully into the left corner, sending the ball into the back of the net for Portugal's sixth goal!
SECOND HALF STARTS
The players are back on the field and the second half of the match between Portugal and Armenia is underway! At halftime, Armenia made two substitutions, with Serobyan and Aghasaryan leaving and Shaghoyan and Sevikyan entering.
END OF FIRST HALF
In a first half of high intensity, Portugal took the lead with a goal from Renato Veiga, but Eduard Spertsyan equalized. Shortly after, Gonçalo Ramos put Portugal ahead, while João Neves scored twice and Bruno Fernandes added a penalty to close out the first half 5-1!
GOAL FOR PORTUGAL
Inside the penalty area, Ruben Dias was brought down by Karen Muradyan, earning Portugal a penalty! Bruno Fernandes struck the ball powerfully down the middle, perfectly placed, to score Portugal's fifth goal! The World Cup is just around the corner!
GOAL FOR PORTUGAL
At the edge of the area, Bruno Fernandes took a powerful shot, but the ball deflected off a defender's hand, resulting in a free kick for Portugal. João Neves took the free kick, sending the ball over the wall and hitting the crossbar, with the ball then going into the back of the net for Portugal!
Avagyan
Aghasaryan received the pass up front and shot hard, but it was blocked by the defense. Shortly after, Bernardo Silva received the pass up front and shot hard, but sent the ball into Avagyan's hands, who didn't give up a rebound!
GOAL FOR PORTUGAL
Taking advantage of another defensive error by Armenia, in a great exchange of passes at the edge of the area, João Neves struck a powerful shot into the right corner, giving the goalkeeper no chance to save it, scoring Portugal's third goal of the game!
GOAL FOR PORTUGAL
Portugal maintained possession and Renato Veiga launched the ball forward, but the defense cleared it. On the rebound, the Armenian defense retreated and sent the ball to Gonçalo Ramos inside the area, who controlled it, rounded the goalkeeper, and shot into the empty net!
Avagyan
Gonçalo Ramos received a pass from Rafael Leão and shot hard, but Avagyan palmed the ball away. Shortly after, João Cancelo crossed into the area for Gonçalo Ramos to head powerfully, but send the ball wide!
GOAL FOR ARMENIA
Grant-Leon Ranos received the pass on the right, surged forward and delivered a powerful, low cross into the six-yard box, where Eduard Spertsyan was waiting to strike the ball into the back of the net, tying the game!
GOAL FOR PORTUGAL
On the left, Bruno Fernandes had a free kick, a shot directly at goal, where Avagyan parried the ball, which then hit the post, but fell to Renato Veiga, who sent the ball into the back of the net, opening the scoring for Portugal!
Out
Bruno Fernandes received the pass up front and shot hard, but it was blocked. Then Semedo shot powerfully from the edge of the area, but sent the ball wide. Portugal starts the match pressing and trying to open the scoring!
HERE WE GO
The players are on the pitch and the first half of the match between Portugal and Armenia is underway, a game that will determine who goes to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Bring all the action and excitement here on VAVEL!
Thursday's games - part 1
On Thursday (13) this ninth round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers beganfefe, where Norway beat Estonia 4-1, Hungary beat Armenia 1-0, Iceland won against Azerbaijan 2-0 and England beat Serbia 2-0.
Armenia's bench
For the next game, Yeghishe Melikyan will have the following names to use during the match against Portugal: Ognjen Cancarevic, Arsen Beglaryan, Georgiy Harutyunyan, Edgar Grigorian, Karen Nalbandyan, Edgar Sevikyan, Zhirayr Shaghoyan, Gor Manvelyan, Gevorg Tarakhchyan, Artem Bandikyan, Narek Grigoryan and Arayik Eloyan.
Portugal's bench
For tonight's game, Roberto Martínez will have the following players available to use during the match against Armenia: José Sá, Rui Silva, António Silva, Gonçalo Inácio, Matheus Nunes, Diogo Dalot, João Palhinha, Rúben Neves, Carlos Forbs, João Félix, Francisco Conceição and Francisco Trincão.
Armenia lined-up!
With a 4-3-3 formation, Armenia is lined up for tonight's World Cup qualifying match and will take the field against Portugal with: Avagyan, Piloyan, Muradyan, Mkrtchyan and Tiknizyan; Aghasaryan, Muradyan and Spersyan; Hovhannisyan, Ramos and Serobyan.
Portugal lined-up!
With a 4-2-3-1 formation, Portugal is lined up for tonight's World Cup qualifying match against Armenia with: Diogo Costa, Semedo, Ruben Dias, Renato Veiga and João Cancelo; João Neves, Vitinha, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and Rafael Leão; Gonçalo Ramos.
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We are now broadcasting the match between Portugal and Armenia, with all the action and excitement in real time in this 10th and final round of the World Cup Qualifiers, where a simple victory qualifies Portugal for the 2026 World Cup!
