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Portugal vs Armenia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Portugal
  • 7': Renato Veiga
  • 28': Gonçalo Ramos
  • 30': João Neves
  • 41': João Neves
  • 45'+3': Bruno Fernandes (P)
  • 51': Bruno Fernandes
  • 72': Bruno Fernandes (P)
  • 81': João Neves
  • 90'+2': Francisco Conceição
FT
9 - 1
Armenia
  • 18': Eduard Spertsyan

About

Portugal are hosting Armenia at Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Nélson Semedo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 2': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by Nayair Tiknizyan (Armenia).
  • 5': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
  • 6': Foul by Erik Piloyan (Armenia).
  • 6': João Cancelo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner by Henri Avagyan (Armenia).
  • 7': Goal! Portugal 1, Armenia 0. Renato Veiga (Portugal) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 17': Offside, Portugal. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
  • 18': Goal! Portugal 1, Armenia 1. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Grant-Leon Ranos with a cross.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Henri Avagyan (Armenia). Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
  • 23': Offside, Portugal. Nélson Semedo is caught offside.
  • 24': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Erik Piloyan (Armenia).
  • 24': Handball by João Cancelo (Portugal).
  • 28': Goal! Portugal 2, Armenia 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 30': Goal! Portugal 3, Armenia 1. João Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Narek Aghasaryan (Armenia).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal).
  • 37': Sergey Muradyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Narek Aghasaryan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grant-Leon Ranos.
  • 38': Foul by Karen Muradyan (Armenia).
  • 38': João Cancelo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. João Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Renato Veiga following a set piece situation.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Henri Avagyan (Armenia). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
  • 40': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Henri Avagyan.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 40': Handball by Narek Aghasaryan (Armenia).
  • 41': Goal! Portugal 4, Armenia 1. João Neves (Portugal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 45': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Sergey Muradyan.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Penalty Portugal. Rúben Dias draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Karen Muradyan (Armenia) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Portugal 5, Armenia 1. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Portugal 5, Armenia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Portugal 5, Armenia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Armenia. Edgar Sevikyan replaces Narek Aghasaryan.
  • 45': Substitution, Armenia. Zhirayr Shaghoyan replaces Artur Serobyan.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Henri Avagyan (Armenia). Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 48': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 49': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Kamo Hovhannisyan.
  • 50': Attempt missed. João Neves (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. João Neves (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Nélson Semedo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 50': Handball by Renato Veiga (Portugal).
  • 51': Offside, Armenia. Nayair Tiknizyan is caught offside.
  • 51': Goal! Portugal 6, Armenia 1. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 55': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Sergey Muradyan.
  • 55': Foul by João Neves (Portugal).
  • 55': Henri Avagyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Substitution, Armenia. Georgi Harutyunyan replaces Erik Piloyan.
  • 56': Substitution, Portugal. Carlos Forbs replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 56': Substitution, Portugal. Francisco Conceição replaces Rafael Leão.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Karen Muradyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Diogo Costa (Portugal). Assisted by Grant-Leon Ranos.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Francisco Conceição (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Henri Avagyan (Armenia). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 64': Foul by Kamo Hovhannisyan (Armenia).
  • 64': João Cancelo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Substitution, Armenia. Arayik Eloyan replaces Grant-Leon Ranos.
  • 66': Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Portugal).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Forbs with a headed pass.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 67': Substitution, Portugal. João Félix replaces Vitinha.
  • 69': Foul by Nayair Tiknizyan (Armenia).
  • 69': Francisco Conceição (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Penalty Portugal. Carlos Forbs draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 70': Penalty conceded by Sergey Muradyan (Armenia) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 70': Sergey Muradyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Goal! Portugal 7, Armenia 1. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 73': Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces Rúben Dias.
  • 73': Substitution, Portugal. Matheus Nunes replaces João Cancelo.
  • 75': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Sergey Muradyan.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
  • 77': Foul by João Neves (Portugal).
  • 77': Styopa Mkrtchyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Georgi Harutyunyan.
  • 80': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Sergey Muradyan.
  • 81': Rúben Neves (Portugal) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Goal! Portugal 8, Armenia 1. João Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nélson Semedo following a corner.
  • 82': Substitution, Armenia. Artem Bandikyan replaces Karen Muradyan.
  • 83': Offside, Portugal. Matheus Nunes is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Francisco Conceição (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 86': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
  • 86': Edgar Sevikyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Foul by João Félix (Portugal).
  • 86': Attempt missed. Sergey Muradyan (Armenia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Henri Avagyan (Armenia). Assisted by João Félix.
  • 88': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 90': Foul by Styopa Mkrtchyan (Armenia).
  • 90': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Portugal 9, Armenia 1. Francisco Conceição (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Félix.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Portugal 9, Armenia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Portugal 9, Armenia 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 7
6 Saves 1
24.4 Possession 75.6
4 SHOTS 34
2 ON GOAL 15
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
160 Accurate Passes 598
214 Passes 659
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 12
5 Crosses 22
0.4 Cross % 0.5
29 Long Balls 34
8 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 8
5 Effective Tackles 9
7 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 5
28 Effective Clearances 7
28 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 46,702

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Portugal 6 +13 13
2 Republic of Ireland 6 +2 10
3 Hungary 6 +1 8
4 Armenia 6 -16 3
Full Standings

Line-Ups

POR Portugal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Diogo Costa (GK)
13 Renato Veiga
3 Rúben Dias
20 João Cancelo
2 Nélson Semedo
8 Bruno Fernandes
23 Vitinha
15 João Neves
9 Gonçalo Ramos
17 Rafael Leão
10 Bernardo Silva
Portugal Substitutes:
Rui Silva, Rúben Neves, António Silva, Francisco Conceição, Carlos Forbs, João Félix, José Sá, Gonçalo Inacio, Matheus Nunes, Francisco Trincão, Diogo Dalot, João Palhinha.

ARM Armenia (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Henri Avagyan (GK)
5 Styopa Mkrtchyan
2 Sergey Muradyan Yellow Card
21 Nayair Tiknizyan
3 Erik Piloyan
20 Karen Muradyan
18 Narek Aghasaryan
13 Kamo Hovhannisyan
17 Grant-Leon Ranos
8 Eduard Spertsyan
9 Artur Serobyan
Armenia Substitutes:
Narek Grigoryan, Gor Manvelyan, Edgar Sevikyan, Zhirayr Shaghoyan, Artyom Bandikyan, Karen Nalbandyan, Ognjen Cancarevic, Arayik Eloyan, Edgar Grigoryan, Arsen Beglaryan, Georgii Harutyunyan, Gevorg Tarakhchyan.

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