2026 World Cup qualifiers: Armenia lose to Portugal 1-9

Armenia were hosted by Portugal in Porto and lost 1-9 in the last round of matches in the European Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Villarreal defender Renato Veiga opened the scoring for Portugal in the 7th minute.

Russian Premier League champions Krasnodar midfielder Eduard Spertsyan equalized for Armenia in the 18th minute.

In the 28th minute, PSG forward Goncalo Ramos put Portugal ahead again.

Two minutes later, PSG midfielder Joao Neves netted the hosts’ third goal.

Joao Neves scored his second goal from a free kick in the 42nd minute.

In added time of the first half, Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes converted a penalty for Portugal.

Fernandes completed a brace in the 52nd minute.

In the 72nd minute, Fernandes made it 7-1 by scoring his third goal. He netted his first hat-trick for the Portugal national team.

PSG midfielder Joao Neves also netted his first hat-trick for Portugal.

Neves scored his third goal in the 81st minute. In this match he scored his first goals for the Portugal national squad.

And Juventus forward Francisco Conceicao netted Portugal’s ninth goal in the second added minute.

As a result, Portugal took first place in Group F, with 13 points, and qualified for the 2026 World Cup.

Ireland finished second, defeating Hungary 3-2 in Budapest in the last round, and finishing with 10 points, thereby earning the opportunity to continue competing in the playoffs for a 2026 World Cup berth.

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