World Cup - Qualification Europe
Featured match
- Eduard Spertsyan 45' (pen)
- G. Ranos 51'
- E. Ferguson 57'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Armenia beat Rep. Of Ireland 2-1. Scorers for Armenia: Eduard Spertsyan 45' (pen), G. Ranos 51'. Scorers for Rep. Of Ireland: E. Ferguson 57'.
Armenia
Rep. Of Ireland
- Full-time 2 - 1
Added time: 9 minutes
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90+9'
K. Hovhannisyan Yellow card · Armenia K. Hovhannisyan of Armenia is booked
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90'
A. Serobyan VAR · Goal disallowed · Armenia VAR review: Goal disallowed
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82'
L. Scales Out: R. Manning · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: L. Scales comes on for R. Manning
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80'
J. Knight Yellow card · Rep. Of Ireland J. Knight of Rep. Of Ireland is booked
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79'
Zhirayr Shaghoyan Out: T. Barseghyan · Armenia Substitution for Armenia: Zhirayr Shaghoyan comes on for T. Barseghyan
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79'
A. Serobyan Out: L. Zelarayán · Armenia Substitution for Armenia: A. Serobyan comes on for L. Zelarayán
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70'
K. Phillips Out: J. Cullen · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: K. Phillips comes on for J. Cullen
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70'
M. Johnston Out: F. Azaz · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: M. Johnston comes on for F. Azaz
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67'
Vahan Bichakhchyan Out: G. Ranos · Armenia Substitution for Armenia: Vahan Bichakhchyan comes on for G. Ranos
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57'
E. Ferguson 2-1 Goal · Assist: A. Idah · Rep. Of Ireland Goal! E. Ferguson scores for Rep. Of Ireland, set up by A. Idah. It is 2-1
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51'
G. Ranos 2-0 Goal · Assist: N. Tiknizyan · Armenia Goal for Armenia! G. Ranos turns in the pass from N. Tiknizyan (2-0)
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46'
K. McAteer Out: C. Ogbene · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: K. McAteer comes on for C. Ogbene
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46'
A. Idah Out: J. Taylor · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: A. Idah comes on for J. Taylor
- Half-time 1 - 0
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45'
Eduard Spertsyan 1-0 Penalty goal · Armenia Eduard Spertsyan converts from the spot for Armenia (1-0)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Armenia
Rep. Of Ireland
LLLDL
Last 5 matches WWDDD
4Position2
3Pts10
0.9Goals scored per match1
2.9Goals conceded per match1.5
0Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Armenia3-4-2-1
Rep. Of Ireland3-4-2-1
4
6.3
O'Shea
D. O'Shea
Player profile
22
6.7
Collins
N. Collins
Player profile
5
6.5
O'Brien
J. O'Brien
Player profile
10
7.7
Zelarayán
79'
L. Zelarayán
- 79'Out
- 79'Out
21
7.3
Tiknizyan
N. Tiknizyan
Player profile
8
8.5
Spertsyan
45'
Eduard Spertsyan
- 45'Penalty goal
- 90+9'Yellow card
Armenia3-4-2-1
Coach: Eghishe Melikyan
Starting XI
- 1GK O. Cancarevic 6.6
- 4DF G. Harutyunyan 6.9
- 2DF S. Muradyan 6.6
- 3DF E. Piloyan 7.2
- 13MF K. Hovhannisyan90+9' 6.9
- 6MF U. Iwu 7.2
- 8MF Eduard Spertsyan45' 8.5
- 21MF N. Tiknizyan 7.3
- 11FW T. Barseghyan79' 7.7
- 10FW L. Zelarayán79' 7.7
- 17FW G. Ranos51'67' 7.0
Substitutes
- 12GK A. Beglaryan
- 16GK H. Avagyan
- 5DF E. Simonyan
- 7MF E. Sevikyan
- 9FW A. Serobyan79' 6.7
- 14MF G. Manvelyan
- 15MF K. Nalbandyan
- 18MF H. Harutyunyan
- 19DF Edgar·Grigoryan
- 20MF A. Dashyan
- 22FW Zhirayr Shaghoyan79' 6.9
- 23MF Vahan Bichakhchyan67' 7.0
Rep. Of Ireland3-4-2-1
Coach: Heimir Hallgrímsson
Starting XI
- 1GK C. Kelleher 7.9
- 5DF J. O'Brien 6.5
- 22DF N. Collins 6.7
- 4DF D. O'Shea 6.3
- 20MF C. Ogbene46' 6.3
- 6MF J. Cullen70' 6.9
- 8MF J. Knight80' 6.3
- 3MF R. Manning82' 6.7
- 14FW J. Taylor46' 6.9
- 11FW F. Azaz70' 6.7
- 9FW E. Ferguson57' 7.2
Substitutes
- 16GK G. Bazunu
- 23GK M. Travers
- 2DF M. Doherty
- 7FW M. Johnston70' 6.3
- 10FW A. Idah46' 7.0
- 12DF J. Dunne
- 13MF K. Phillips70' 6.2
- 15DF L. Scales82' 6.9
- 17MF K. McAteer46' 6.6
- 18— B. Lawal
- 19FW J. Kenny
- 21DF J. Honohan
Armenia
Rep. Of Ireland
52%
48%
15
Shots
8
8
On target
5
5
Off target
2
1
Corners
2
9
Fouls
13
1
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
1
3
Saves
6
427
Passes
393
82%
Pass accuracy
77%
2.24
Expected goals
0.86
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany
|
6 | 16 | 3 | 16:3 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 |
Slovakia
|
6 | 6 | 8 | 6:8 | -2 | 12 |
| 3 |
Northern Ireland
|
6 | 7 | 6 | 7:6 | +1 | 9 |
| 4 |
Luxembourg
|
6 | 1 | 13 | 1:13 | -12 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Switzerland
|
6 | 14 | 2 | 14:2 | +12 | 14 |
| 2 |
Kosovo
|
6 | 6 | 5 | 6:5 | +1 | 11 |
| 3 |
Slovenia
|
6 | 3 | 8 | 3:8 | -5 | 4 |
| 4 |
Sweden
|
6 | 4 | 12 | 4:12 | -8 | 2 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Scotland
|
6 | 13 | 7 | 13:7 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 |
Denmark
|
6 | 16 | 7 | 16:7 | +9 | 11 |
| 3 |
Greece
|
6 | 10 | 12 | 10:12 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 |
Belarus
|
6 | 4 | 17 | 4:17 | -13 | 2 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
France
|
6 | 16 | 4 | 16:4 | +12 | 16 |
| 2 |
Ukraine
|
6 | 10 | 11 | 10:11 | -1 | 10 |
| 3 |
Iceland
|
6 | 13 | 11 | 13:11 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 |
Azerbaijan
|
6 | 3 | 16 | 3:16 | -13 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group E
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spain
|
6 | 21 | 2 | 21:2 | +19 | 16 |
| 2 |
Türkiye
|
6 | 17 | 12 | 17:12 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 |
Georgia
|
6 | 7 | 15 | 7:15 | -8 | 3 |
| 4 |
Bulgaria
|
6 | 3 | 19 | 3:19 | -16 | 3 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group F
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Portugal
|
6 | 20 | 7 | 20:7 | +13 | 13 |
| 2 |
Rep. Of Ireland
|
6 | 9 | 7 | 9:7 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 |
Hungary
|
6 | 11 | 10 | 11:10 | +1 | 8 |
| 4 |
Armenia
|
6 | 3 | 19 | 3:19 | -16 | 3 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group G
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
8 | 27 | 4 | 27:4 | +23 | 20 |
| 2 |
Poland
|
8 | 14 | 7 | 14:7 | +7 | 17 |
| 3 |
Finland
|
8 | 8 | 14 | 8:14 | -6 | 10 |
| 4 |
Malta
|
8 | 4 | 19 | 4:19 | -15 | 5 |
| 5 |
Lithuania
|
8 | 6 | 15 | 6:15 | -9 | 3 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group H
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Austria
|
8 | 22 | 4 | 22:4 | +18 | 19 |
| 2 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
8 | 17 | 7 | 17:7 | +10 | 17 |
| 3 |
Romania
|
8 | 19 | 10 | 19:10 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 |
Cyprus
|
8 | 11 | 11 | 11:11 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 |
San Marino
|
8 | 2 | 39 | 2:39 | -37 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group I
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norway
|
8 | 37 | 5 | 37:5 | +32 | 24 |
| 2 |
Italy
|
8 | 21 | 12 | 21:12 | +9 | 18 |
| 3 |
Israel
|
8 | 19 | 20 | 19:20 | -1 | 12 |
| 4 |
Estonia
|
8 | 8 | 21 | 8:21 | -13 | 4 |
| 5 |
Moldova
|
8 | 5 | 32 | 5:32 | -27 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group J
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Belgium
|
8 | 29 | 7 | 29:7 | +22 | 18 |
| 2 |
Wales
|
8 | 21 | 11 | 21:11 | +10 | 16 |
| 3 |
FYR Macedonia
|
8 | 13 | 10 | 13:10 | +3 | 13 |
| 4 |
Kazakhstan
|
8 | 9 | 13 | 9:13 | -4 | 8 |
| 5 |
Liechtenstein
|
8 | 0 | 31 | 0:31 | -31 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group K
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
England
|
8 | 22 | 0 | 22:0 | +22 | 24 |
| 2 |
Albania
|
8 | 7 | 5 | 7:5 | +2 | 14 |
| 3 |
Serbia
|
8 | 9 | 10 | 9:10 | -1 | 13 |
| 4 |
Latvia
|
8 | 5 | 15 | 5:15 | -10 | 5 |
| 5 |
Andorra
|
8 | 3 | 16 | 3:16 | -13 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group L
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Croatia
|
8 | 26 | 4 | 26:4 | +22 | 22 |
| 2 |
Czechia
|
8 | 18 | 8 | 18:8 | +10 | 16 |
| 3 |
Faroe Islands
|
8 | 11 | 9 | 11:9 | +2 | 12 |
| 4 |
Montenegro
|
8 | 8 | 17 | 8:17 | -9 | 9 |
| 5 |
Gibraltar
|
8 | 3 | 28 | 3:28 | -25 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed