World Cup - Qualification Europe
Featured match
- E. Spertsyan 56'
- Varazdat Haroyan 86'
- T. Barseghyan 89' (pen)
- Alexandru Cicâldău 62'
- Alexandru Cicâldău 72'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Armenia beat Romania 3-2. Scorers for Armenia: E. Spertsyan 56', Varazdat Haroyan 86', T. Barseghyan 89' (pen). Scorers for Romania: Alexandru Cicâldău 62', Alexandru Cicâldău 72'. Armenia won after coming from behind. George Puşcaş of Romania was sent off in minute 78'. Romania had 66% of possession.
Armenia
Romania
- Full-time 3 - 2
Added time: 2 minutes
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90+2'
S. Udo Out: T. Barseghyan · Armenia Substitution for Armenia: S. Udo comes on for T. Barseghyan
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89'
T. Barseghyan 3-2 Penalty goal · Armenia T. Barseghyan converts from the spot for Armenia (3-2)
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86'
Varazdat Haroyan 2-2 Goal · Assist: T. Barseghyan · Armenia Goal! Varazdat Haroyan scores for Armenia, set up by T. Barseghyan. It is 2-2
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81'
Alexandru Crețu Out: Alexandru Cicâldău · Romania Substitution for Romania: Alexandru Crețu comes on for Alexandru Cicâldău
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81'
Valentin Mihăilă Out: Dennis Man · Romania Substitution for Romania: Valentin Mihăilă comes on for Dennis Man
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78'
George Puşcaş Red card · Romania Straight red card for George Puşcaş. Romania are down a man
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73'
Claudiu Keșerü Out: A. Maxim · Romania Substitution for Romania: Claudiu Keșerü comes on for A. Maxim
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73'
Florin Tănase Out: Nicolae Stanciu · Romania Substitution for Romania: Florin Tănase comes on for Nicolae Stanciu
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72'
Alexandru Cicâldău 1-2 Goal · Assist: Nicușor Bancu · Romania Goal! Alexandru Cicâldău scores for Romania, set up by Nicușor Bancu. It is 1-2
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66'
Nicușor Bancu Yellow card · Romania Nicușor Bancu of Romania is booked
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62'
Alexandru Cicâldău 1-1 Goal · Romania Alexandru Cicâldău finds the net for Romania (1-1)
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59'
A. Maxim Yellow card · Romania A. Maxim of Romania is booked
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56'
E. Spertsyan 1-0 Goal · Assist: K. Bayramyan · Armenia Goal for Armenia! E. Spertsyan turns in the pass from K. Bayramyan (1-0)
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46'
Z. Shaghoyan Out: A. Karapetyan · Armenia Substitution for Armenia: Z. Shaghoyan comes on for A. Karapetyan
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46'
S. Adamyan Out: N. Briasco · Armenia Substitution for Armenia: S. Adamyan comes on for N. Briasco
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46'
E. Spertsyan Out: K. Muradyan · Armenia Substitution for Armenia: E. Spertsyan comes on for K. Muradyan
- Half-time 0 - 0
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40'
George Puşcaş Yellow card · Romania Yellow card for George Puşcaş (Romania)
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40'
Varazdat Haroyan Yellow card · Armenia Varazdat Haroyan of Armenia is booked
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28'
K. Bayramyan Yellow card · Armenia Yellow card for K. Bayramyan (Armenia)
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24'
Vasile Mogoș Yellow card · Romania Vasile Mogoș of Romania is booked
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22'
T. Barseghyan Yellow card · Armenia Yellow card for T. Barseghyan (Armenia)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Armenia
Romania
DWWWW
Last 5 matches LWDWL
4Position3
12Pts17
1.3Goals scored per match1.2
1.6Goals conceded per match1.9
4Clean sheets1
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Armenia4-4-2
Romania4-2-3-1
11
6.9
Bancu
66'
Nicușor Bancu
- 66'Yellow card
- 24'Yellow card
14
6.7
Briasco
46'
N. Briasco
- 46'Out
- 46'Out
7
7.0
Bayramyan
28'
K. Bayramyan
- 28'Yellow card
- 46'Out
- 22'Yellow card
- 89'Penalty goal
- 90+2'Out
Armenia4-4-2
Coach: Joaquín Caparrós
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Yurchenko 7.0
- 19DF H. Hambardzumyan 7.0
- 3DF Varazdat Haroyan40'86' 7.2
- 2DF A. Calisir 6.6
- 13DF K. Hovhannisyan 6.5
- 11MF T. Barseghyan22'89'90+2' 9.5
- 5MF A. Grigoryan 7.3
- 8MF K. Muradyan46' 6.5
- 7MF K. Bayramyan28' 7.0
- 20FW A. Karapetyan46' 6.7
- 14FW N. Briasco46' 6.7
Substitutes
- 15MF E. Spertsyan46'56' 7.3
- 22FW S. Adamyan46' 6.9
- 18MF Z. Shaghoyan46' 6.3
- 17MF S. Udo90+2'
- 6MF W. Angulo
- 16GK A. Beglaryan
- 10MF H. Hakobyan
- 23MF Vahan Bichakhchyan
- 4DF T. Voskanyan
- 9MF E. Babayan
- 12GK A. Ayvazov
- 21DF S. Grigoryan
Romania4-2-3-1
Coach: M. Rădoi
Starting XI
- 1GK Florin Niţă 7.3
- 2DF Vasile Mogoș24' 5.9
- 6DF V. Chiricheş 6.9
- 3DF A. Tosca 6.2
- 11DF Nicușor Bancu66' 6.9
- 7MF Nicolae Stanciu73' 7.2
- 18MF Răzvan Marin 7.2
- 20MF Dennis Man81' 6.9
- 8MF Alexandru Cicâldău62'72'81' 7.6
- 10MF A. Maxim59'73' 6.3
- 9FW George Puşcaş40'78' 6.2
Substitutes
- 19MF Florin Tănase73' 6.6
- 13FW Claudiu Keșerü73' 6.3
- 21FW Valentin Mihăilă81' 6.3
- 23DF Alexandru Crețu81' 4.5
- 5DF Ionuţ Nedelcearu
- 12GK D. Lazar
- 16GK Ionuț Radu
- 22DF M. Camora
- 17MF Eric Bicfalvi
- 14MF Ianis Hagi
- 15DF Andrei Burcă
- 4MF Ovidiu Popescu
Armenia
Romania
34%
66%
16
Shots
14
8
On target
7
5
Off target
5
6
Corners
5
10
Fouls
15
3
Offsides
0
3
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
1
5
Saves
5
256
Passes
529
75%
Pass accuracy
85%
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Serbia
|
8 | 18 | 9 | 18:9 | +9 | 20 |
| 2 |
Portugal
|
8 | 17 | 6 | 17:6 | +11 | 17 |
| 3 |
Rep. Of Ireland
|
8 | 11 | 8 | 11:8 | +3 | 9 |
| 4 |
Luxembourg
|
8 | 8 | 18 | 8:18 | -10 | 9 |
| 5 |
Azerbaijan
|
8 | 5 | 18 | 5:18 | -13 | 1 |
Next round
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spain
|
8 | 15 | 5 | 15:5 | +10 | 19 |
| 2 |
Sweden
|
8 | 12 | 6 | 12:6 | +6 | 15 |
| 3 |
Greece
|
8 | 8 | 8 | 8:8 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 |
Georgia
|
8 | 6 | 12 | 6:12 | -6 | 7 |
| 5 |
Kosovo
|
8 | 5 | 15 | 5:15 | -10 | 5 |
Next round
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Switzerland
|
8 | 15 | 2 | 15:2 | +13 | 18 |
| 2 |
Italy
|
8 | 13 | 2 | 13:2 | +11 | 16 |
| 3 |
Northern Ireland
|
8 | 6 | 7 | 6:7 | -1 | 9 |
| 4 |
Bulgaria
|
8 | 6 | 14 | 6:14 | -8 | 8 |
| 5 |
Lithuania
|
8 | 4 | 19 | 4:19 | -15 | 3 |
Next round
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
France
|
8 | 18 | 3 | 18:3 | +15 | 18 |
| 2 |
Ukraine
|
8 | 11 | 8 | 11:8 | +3 | 12 |
| 3 |
Finland
|
8 | 10 | 10 | 10:10 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
8 | 9 | 12 | 9:12 | -3 | 7 |
| 5 |
Kazakhstan
|
8 | 5 | 20 | 5:20 | -15 | 3 |
Next round
Group E
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Belgium
|
8 | 25 | 6 | 25:6 | +19 | 20 |
| 2 |
Wales
|
8 | 14 | 9 | 14:9 | +5 | 15 |
| 3 |
Czechia
|
8 | 14 | 9 | 14:9 | +5 | 14 |
| 4 |
Estonia
|
8 | 9 | 21 | 9:21 | -12 | 4 |
| 5 |
Belarus
|
8 | 7 | 24 | 7:24 | -17 | 3 |
Next round
Group F
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Denmark
|
10 | 30 | 3 | 30:3 | +27 | 27 |
| 2 |
Scotland
|
10 | 17 | 7 | 17:7 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 |
Israel
|
10 | 23 | 21 | 23:21 | +2 | 16 |
| 4 |
Austria
|
10 | 19 | 17 | 19:17 | +2 | 16 |
| 5 |
Faroe Islands
|
10 | 7 | 23 | 7:23 | -16 | 4 |
| 6 |
Moldova
|
10 | 5 | 30 | 5:30 | -25 | 1 |
Next round
Group G
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
10 | 33 | 8 | 33:8 | +25 | 23 |
| 2 |
Türkiye
|
10 | 27 | 16 | 27:16 | +11 | 21 |
| 3 |
Norway
|
10 | 15 | 8 | 15:8 | +7 | 18 |
| 4 |
Montenegro
|
10 | 14 | 15 | 14:15 | -1 | 12 |
| 5 |
Latvia
|
10 | 11 | 14 | 11:14 | -3 | 9 |
| 6 |
Gibraltar
|
10 | 4 | 43 | 4:43 | -39 | 0 |
Next round
Group H
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Croatia
|
10 | 21 | 4 | 21:4 | +17 | 23 |
| 2 |
Russia
|
10 | 19 | 6 | 19:6 | +13 | 22 |
| 3 |
Slovakia
|
10 | 17 | 10 | 17:10 | +7 | 14 |
| 4 |
Slovenia
|
10 | 13 | 12 | 13:12 | +1 | 14 |
| 5 |
Cyprus
|
10 | 4 | 21 | 4:21 | -17 | 5 |
| 6 |
Malta
|
10 | 9 | 30 | 9:30 | -21 | 5 |
Next round
Group I
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
England
|
10 | 39 | 3 | 39:3 | +36 | 26 |
| 2 |
Poland
|
10 | 30 | 11 | 30:11 | +19 | 20 |
| 3 |
Albania
|
10 | 12 | 12 | 12:12 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 |
Hungary
|
10 | 19 | 13 | 19:13 | +6 | 17 |
| 5 |
Andorra
|
10 | 8 | 24 | 8:24 | -16 | 6 |
| 6 |
San Marino
|
10 | 1 | 46 | 1:46 | -45 | 0 |
Next round
Group J
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany
|
10 | 36 | 4 | 36:4 | +32 | 27 |
| 2 |
FYR Macedonia
|
10 | 23 | 11 | 23:11 | +12 | 18 |
| 3 |
Romania
|
10 | 13 | 8 | 13:8 | +5 | 17 |
| 4 |
Armenia
|
10 | 9 | 20 | 9:20 | -11 | 12 |
| 5 |
Iceland
|
10 | 12 | 18 | 12:18 | -6 | 9 |
| 6 |
Liechtenstein
|
10 | 2 | 34 | 2:34 | -32 | 1 |
Next round
Armenia wins0Draws0
Romania wins2