Portugal thrash Armenia 9-1, 31 teams now set for 2026 World Cup 🏆 | OneFootball

Portugal defeated Armenia 9-1 this Sunday (16th) at Estádio do Dragão, securing their spot in the 2026 World Cup.

Bruno Fernandes and João Neves both achieved a HAT-TRICK. Renato Veiga, Gonçalo Ramos, and Francisco Conceição completed the rout.

With this result, Portugal will head to their NINTH World Cup in search of their first title.

In their best campaign, back in 1966, the Portuguese national team finished third.

Many consider this one of Portugal’s best generations—or even THE best. So, do you believe Portugal will fight for the title?

This Sunday (16th), Roberto Martínez was without Cristiano Ronaldo—suspended after being sent off in the 2-0 loss to Ireland.

The Portuguese team opened the scoring as early as the eighth minute. Bruno Fernandes took a free kick, and Renato Veiga headed in the rebound.

Armenia even equalized with Spertsyan, but Portugal made it 5-1 before halftime with goals from Gonçalo, João Neves (two), and Bruno Fernandes.

Bruno Fernandes himself scored TWO more goals in the second half to turn the thrashing into a ROUT.

João Neves also achieved a hat-trick in the match. And Francisco Conceição closed the score at 9-1 against Armenia.

Still today 👇

Another spot will be decided later today. Norway and Italy face off at 16:45 this Sunday (16th) in Milan, fighting for a direct spot in the World Cup.

Norway (21 points) is VERY close to qualifying. That’s because Italy (18 points) needs to win by NINE GOALS.

Qualified teams 🗺️

Host countries

South America

Europe

Africa

Asia

Oceania

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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