Portugal national football team beat Armenia 9-1 in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup

On November 16, the Portuguese national team beat the Armenian national team with a score of 9:1 in the selection match for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico, and guaranteed its participation in the final stage of the tournament.

Portugal's midfielders Joao Neves (30th minute, 41st, 81st) and Bruno Fernandes (45+3rd, 52nd, 72nd) scored three goals each, with two of his goals coming from the penalty spot. Midfielder Renato Veiga (7th), forwards Gonzalo Ramos (28th) and Francisco Conceicán (90+2nd) also scored.

Armenia's only goal was scored by the captain of FC Krasnodar football club, midfielder Eduard Spertsyan (18th).

Cristiano Ronaldo, the captain and record holder of the Portuguese national team, missed the match due to a red card received in the previous game against Ireland (0:2).

Portugal has scored nine goals in a match only once. This happened in the qualifying tournament for Euro 2024, when the team defeated Luxembourg (9:0) in the sixth round. Ronaldo did not participate in that game either, adds Sport-Express.

The day before, the Georgian national team lost to the Spanish team with a score of 0:4 in the home match of the selection for the 2026 World Cup, which took place in Tbilisi. At the end of the tour, Spain topped Group E with a maximum of 15 points. Turkey is in second place (12 points) after defeating Bulgaria 2-0, Georgia has three points, and Bulgaria remains on the last line without points.

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