World Cup - Qualification Europe
Featured match
- E. Ferguson 70'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Rep. Of Ireland beat Armenia 1-0. Scorers for Rep. Of Ireland: E. Ferguson 70'. T. Barseghyan of Armenia was sent off in minute 52'.
Rep. Of Ireland
Armenia
- Full-time 1 - 0
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83'
J. O'Brien Yellow card · Rep. Of Ireland Yellow card for J. O'Brien (Rep. Of Ireland)
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81'
Vahan Bichakhchyan Out: E. Piloyan · Armenia Substitution for Armenia: Vahan Bichakhchyan comes on for E. Piloyan
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81'
A. Idah Out: E. Ferguson · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: A. Idah comes on for E. Ferguson
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81'
J. Taylor Out: W. Smallbone · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: J. Taylor comes on for W. Smallbone
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78'
R. Manning Yellow card · Rep. Of Ireland Yellow card for R. Manning (Rep. Of Ireland)
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71'
Edgar·Grigoryan Out: N. Tiknizyan · Armenia Substitution for Armenia: Edgar·Grigoryan comes on for N. Tiknizyan
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71'
A. Miranyan Out: G. Ranos · Armenia Substitution for Armenia: A. Miranyan comes on for G. Ranos
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70'
E. Ferguson 1-0 Goal · Assist: W. Smallbone · Rep. Of Ireland W. Smallbone provides, E. Ferguson finishes for Rep. Of Ireland (1-0)
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69'
J. Molumby Yellow card · Rep. Of Ireland Yellow card for J. Molumby (Rep. Of Ireland)
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65'
C. Ogbene Out: S. Coleman · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: C. Ogbene comes on for S. Coleman
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65'
T. Parrott Out: F. Ebosele · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: T. Parrott comes on for F. Ebosele
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52'
T. Barseghyan Red card · Armenia Straight red card for T. Barseghyan. Armenia are down a man
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48'
S. Coleman Yellow card · Rep. Of Ireland Yellow card for S. Coleman (Rep. Of Ireland)
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46'
L. Zelarayán Out: Zhirayr Shaghoyan · Armenia Substitution for Armenia: L. Zelarayán comes on for Zhirayr Shaghoyan
- Half-time 0 - 0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Rep. Of Ireland
Armenia
DDDLL
Last 5 matches LDLWL
2Position4
10Pts3
0.9Goals scored per match0.9
1.5Goals conceded per match2.8
2Clean sheets0
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Rep. Of Ireland3-4-2-1
Armenia3-4-3
3
6.7
Piloyan
81'
E. Piloyan
- 81'Out
3
8.3
Manning
78'
R. Manning
- 78'Yellow card
- 69'Yellow card
- 81'Out
- 48'Yellow card
- 65'Out
Rep. Of Ireland3-4-2-1
Coach: Heimir Hallgrímsson
Starting XI
- 1GK C. Kelleher 6.9
- 5DF J. O'Brien83' 7.2
- 22DF N. Collins 7.6
- 4DF D. O'Shea 7.5
- 2MF S. Coleman48'65' 7.2
- 18MF W. Smallbone81' 8.2
- 8MF J. Molumby69' 7.0
- 3MF R. Manning78' 8.3
- 21FW F. Ebosele65' 6.9
- 11FW F. Azaz 6.9
- 9FW E. Ferguson70'81' 6.3
Substitutes
- 16GK G. Bazunu
- 23GK M. Travers
- 6MF J. Taylor81' 6.9
- 7FW T. Parrott65' 6.6
- 10FW A. Idah81' 6.7
- 12DF J. Dunne
- 13MF Will Ferry
- 14MF C. Coventry
- 15DF J. Egan
- 17MF K. McAteer
- 19FW M. Johnston
- 20FW C. Ogbene65' 6.7
Armenia3-4-3
Starting XI
- 16GK H. Avagyan 7.3
- 3DF E. Piloyan81' 6.7
- 2DF S. Muradyan 6.6
- 5DF S. Mkrtchyan 6.5
- 13MF K. Hovhannisyan 7.2
- 6MF U. Iwu 7.2
- 8MF E. Spertsyan 6.7
- 21MF N. Tiknizyan71' 6.7
- 11FW T. Barseghyan52' 5.7
- 17FW G. Ranos71' 6.5
- 7FW Zhirayr Shaghoyan46' 6.9
Substitutes
- 1GK O. Cancarevic
- 12GK A. Beglaryan
- 4DF G. Harutyunyan
- 9FW A. Serobyan
- 10MF L. Zelarayán46' 6.3
- 14MF Karen Muradyan
- 15MF N. Aghasaryan
- 18FW A. Miranyan71' 6.3
- 19DF Edgar·Grigoryan71' 6.6
- 20MF D. Davidyan
- 22DF E. Simonyan
- 23MF Vahan Bichakhchyan81' 6.5
Rep. Of Ireland
Armenia
49%
51%
17
Shots
4
6
On target
1
8
Off target
1
6
Corners
0
12
Fouls
6
3
Offsides
2
4
Yellow cards
0
0
Red cards
1
1
Saves
5
459
Passes
502
82%
Pass accuracy
81%
2.14
Expected goals
0.11
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
Rep. Of Ireland wins0Draws0
Armenia wins1Last meetings
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9 September 2025 · World Cup - Qualification Europe
Armenia
2-1
Rep. Of Ireland