2026 World Cup qualifiers: Manager announces list of players called up to Armenia national team

Armenia national team head coach Yeghishe Melikyan has announced his squad for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers against Portugal and Ireland, informs the Football Federation of Armenia (FFA).

This squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers

Henri Avagyan – Pyunik

Ognjen Cancarevic – Noah

Arsen Beglaryan – Alashkert

Defenders

Kamo Hovhannisyan – Ararat-Armenia

Styopa Mkrtchyan – Osijek (Croatia)

Erik Piloyan – Urartu

Edgar Grigoryan – Ararat-Armenia

Georgi Harutyunyan – Puskas Akademia (Hungary)

Nair Tiknizyan – Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)

Sergey Muradyan – Noah

Albert Khachumyan – Ararat

Midfielders

Zhirayr Shagoyan – Ararat-Armenia

Narek Aghasaryan – Urartu

Gor Manvelyan – Noah

Vahan Bichakhchyan – Legia Warsaw (Poland)

Eduard Spertsyan – Krasnodar (Russia)

Artak Dashyan – Noah

Edgar Sevikyan – Ferencvaros (Hungary)

Hovhannes Harutyunyan – Noah

Artur Serobyan – Ararat-Armenia

Daniel Aghbalyan – Pyunik

Ugochukwu Christus Iwu – Rubin Kazan (Russia)

Karen Nalbandyan – Alashkert

Forwards

Lucas Manuel Zelarayan – Atletico Belgrano (Argentina)

Grant-Leon Ranos – Borussia Monchengladbach (Germany)

Norberto Briasco Balekian – Gimnasia La Plata (Argentina)

Tigran Barseghyan – Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)

Farul midfielder Narek Grigoryan will miss the matches due to injury.

The Armenian national team will hold a training camp starting September 1 at the FFA Technical Center/Football Academy in Yerevan.

On September 6, Armenia will face Portugal at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan. Kick-off: 20:00 (Armenia time).

And on September 9, the national team will again play at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, this time against Ireland. Kick-off: 20:00 (Armenia time).