Portugal thrash Armenia 9-1 to book their place at the 2026 World Cup 🏆 | OneFootball

Portugal thrashed Armenia 9-1 this Sunday (16th), at Estádio do Dragão, and sealed qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

Bruno Fernandes and João Neves scored hat-tricks, while Renato Veiga, Gonçalo Ramos, and Francisco Conceição completed the goal festival for the Portuguese national team.

Portugal 9 x 1 Armenia

Today – End of the match

With this victory, Portugal secures its ninth appearance in World Cups, continuing the pursuit of its first world title.

The best Portuguese campaign remains 1966, when they finished in third place.

Many consider this one of the best generations ever in Portuguese football — perhaps even the best. And you, do you believe Portugal can fight for the title?

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

Portugal opened the scoring just eight minutes in: Bruno Fernandes took a free kick, the goalkeeper dropped the ball, and Renato Veiga was there to head it in.

Armenia still managed to equalize through Spertsyan, but Portugal settled the match still in the first half, reaching 5-1 with goals from Gonçalo Ramos, two from João Neves, and one from Bruno Fernandes.

In the second half, Bruno Fernandes scored two more goals, turning the rout into a real walkover.

João Neves also completed a hat-trick, and Francisco Conceição sealed the score at 9-1.

Still today 👇

Another spot will be decided later this Sunday. Norway and Italy face off at 16:45 in Milan for direct qualification to the World Cup.

Norway (21 points) is very close to qualifying, as Italy (18 points) needs to win by nine goals difference.

Already qualified teams 🗺️

Host countries – Canada, United States, Mexico

South America – Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia

Europe – Croatia, France, England, Portugal

Africa – Algeria, South Africa, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal

Asia – Australia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, South Korea, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Uzbekistan

Oceania – New Zealand

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