FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

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Armenia
    FT
    0 - 5
    Portugal
    • 10': João Félix
    • 21': Cristiano Ronaldo
    • 32': João Cancelo
    • 46': Cristiano Ronaldo
    • 61': João Félix

    Ronaldo reaches 140 Portugal goals in WCQ rout of Armenia

    Cristiano Ronaldo's quest to play in a record sixth World Cup began with two goals as Portugal made a winning start to qualifying by routing Armenia 5-0.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Henri Avagyan (Armenia). Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
    • 4': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Nair Tiknizyan.
    • 10': Goal! Armenia 0, Portugal 1. João Félix (Portugal) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
    • 12': Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by João Neves (Portugal).
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 13': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
    • 15': Delay in match (Portugal).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 15': Foul by Pedro Neto (Portugal).
    • 15': Nair Tiknizyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Offside, Armenia. Tigran Barseghyan is caught offside.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 21': Goal! Armenia 0, Portugal 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
    • 24': Foul by Erik Piloyan (Armenia).
    • 24': João Cancelo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
    • 25': Attempt missed. João Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by João Cancelo.
    • 26': Foul by Erik Piloyan (Armenia).
    • 26': João Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Erik Piloyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner by Henri Avagyan (Armenia). Assisted by João Cancelo.
    • 32': Goal! Armenia 0, Portugal 3. João Cancelo (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 34': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by João Cancelo.
    • 37': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia).
    • 37': Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 38': Offside, Armenia. Tigran Barseghyan is caught offside.
    • 42': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia).
    • 42': João Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Ugochukwu Iwu (Armenia).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia).
    • 45'+1': Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Armenia 0, Portugal 3.
    • 45': Second Half begins Armenia 0, Portugal 3.
    • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Trincão replaces Pedro Neto.
    • 46': Goal! Armenia 0, Portugal 4. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a fast break.
    • 48': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Kamo Hovhannisyan.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
    • 50': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by João Neves following a fast break.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a headed pass.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by João Félix with a cross.
    • 51': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
    • 51': Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Offside, Armenia. Kamo Hovhannisyan is caught offside.
    • 52': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
    • 52': Ugochukwu Iwu (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Félix.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.
    • 58': Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
    • 58': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia).
    • 58': Rúben Dias (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Erik Piloyan.
    • 60': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Trincão following a corner.
    • 60': Substitution, Armenia. Edgar Sevikyan replaces Vahan Bichakhchyan.
    • 60': Substitution, Armenia. Grant-Leon Ranos replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
    • 61': Goal! Armenia 0, Portugal 5. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Tigran Barseghyan (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': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
    • 64': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Diogo Costa (Portugal).
    • 67': Substitution, Portugal. Nuno Tavares replaces Nuno Mendes.
    • 67': Substitution, Portugal. Pote replaces João Félix.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Diogo Costa (Portugal). Assisted by Kamo Hovhannisyan.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Pote (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Henri Avagyan (Armenia).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Substitution, Portugal. João Palhinha replaces João Cancelo.
    • 79': Substitution, Armenia. Zhirayr Shaghoyan replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
    • 79': Substitution, Armenia. Edgar Grigoryan replaces Nair Tiknizyan.
    • 81': Foul by Georgi Harutyunyan (Armenia).
    • 81': Pote (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Edgar Sevikyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Zhirayr Shaghoyan.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 85': Edgar Sevikyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Nuno Tavares (Portugal).
    • 85': Offside, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos is caught offside.
    • 86': Substitution, Armenia. Narek Aghasaryan replaces Ugochukwu Iwu.
    • 86': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal).
    • 86': Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Edgar Sevikyan (Armenia).
    • 87': Nuno Tavares (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Attempt saved. João Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Henri Avagyan (Armenia). Assisted by Vitinha with a cross.
    • 88': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Henri Avagyan.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gonçalo Inácio with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Pote (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Henri Avagyan (Armenia).
    • 89': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia).
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Armenia 0, Portugal 5.
    • 0': Match ends, Armenia 0, Portugal 5.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 4
    70.8 Possession 29.2
    24 SHOTS 7
    9 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    590 Accurate Passes 221
    634 Passes 263
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    11 Accurate Crosses 0
    18 Crosses 4
    0.6 Cross % 0.0
    39 Long Balls 38
    29 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    6 Effective Tackles 14
    11 Tackles 19
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    4 Interceptions 10
    10 Effective Clearances 22
    10 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
    Location: Yerevan, Armenia
    Attendance: 14,403

    WCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Portugal 2 +6 6
    2 Armenia 2 -4 3
    3 Hungary 2 -1 1
    4 Republic of Ireland 2 -1 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ARM Armenia (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    16 Henri Avagyan (GK)
    2 Sergey Muradyan
    3 Erik Piloyan Yellow Card
    4 Georgii Harutyunyan
    21 Nayair Tiknizyan
    13 Kamo Hovhannisyan
    6 Uguchukwu Iwu
    8 Eduard Spertsyan
    23 Vahan Bichakhchyan
    10 Lucas Zelarayán
    11 Tigran Barseghyan
    Armenia Substitutes:
    Artak Dashyan, Artur Serobyan, Zhirayr Shaghoyan, Grant-Leon Ranos, Ognjen Cancarevic, Erik Simonyan, Edgar Sevikyan, Arsen Beglaryan, Narek Aghasaryan, Edgar Grigoryan, Albert Khachumyan, Hovhannes Harutyunyan.

    POR Portugal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Diogo Costa (GK)
    14 Gonçalo Inacio
    3 Rúben Dias
    19 Nuno Mendes
    20 João Cancelo
    8 Bruno Fernandes
    23 Vitinha
    15 João Neves
    7 Cristiano Ronaldo
    11 João Félix
    18 Pedro Neto
    Portugal Substitutes:
    José Sá, António Silva, Bernardo Silva, Rui Silva, Renato Veiga, Francisco Conceição, Gonçalo Ramos, Francisco Trincão, João Palhinha, Pedro Gonçalves, Nuno Tavares, Rúben Neves.

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