Portugal vs Armenia: Lineups, team news, confirmed starting teams in 2026 World Cup qualifying with Cristiano Ronaldo suspended
Full teams from Portugal vs Armenia
Portugal need a point to guarantee their place at the 2026 World Cup finals when they host Armenia on Sunday.
Selecao captain Cristiano Ronaldo is suspended after being sent off in his side’s 2-0 defeat in Ireland on Thursday.
Armenia have won one and lost four of their games in the qualifying campaign and are certain to finish bottom of Group F.
101GreatGoals.com has the full teams and starting line-ups from the international between Portugal and Ireland in 2026 World Cup qualifying.
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Portugal lineup vs Armenia
Goncalo Ramos, Nelson Semedo, Renato Veiga, Bruno Fernandes and Rafael Leao are the new faces for Portugal.
“We need to use our squad,” said head coach Roberto Martinez. “Nelson Semedo and Joao Cancelo played 45 minutes [against Ireland] and are full of energy; they play in demanding positions.
“Bruno Fernandes arrives full of energy. It’s all about attitude, focus, playing with joy and without anxiety, with the support of our fans, and remembering that we have other very different players on the bench who can be very important.”
Portugal starting XI: Diogo Costa, Nelson Semedo, Ruben Dias, Renato Veiga, Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva, Joao Neves, Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha, Rafael Leao, Goncalo Ramos
Portugal substitutes: Antonio Silva, Diogo Dalot, Joao Palhinha, Carlos Forbs, Joao Felix, Jose Sa, Goncalo Inacio, Trincao, Matheus Nunes, Francisco Conceicao, Ruben Neves, Rui Silva
Armenia lineup vs Portugal
Forward Artur Serobyan and midfielder Narek Aghasaryan come in for Armenia. “When there is responsibility, there is pressure,” said coach Egishe Melikyan.
“Our opponents will apply great pressure and this is an excellent opportunity to see how the players handle it and what else we can improve in our game.
“For me, it will be an interesting match: I want to see what has changed since the first game [5-0 home defeat] against Portugal, which was my first match.
“We will be able to check what progress we have made in these three months. We understand that Portugal desperately need three points, but we also need a win.”
Armenia starting XI: Henri Avagyan, Erik Piloyan, Sergey Muradyan, Styopa Mkrtchyan, Nayair Tiknizyan, Narek Aghasaryan, Karen Muradyan, Eduard Spertsyan, Kamo Hovhannisyan, Grant-Leon Ranos, Artur Serobyan
Armenia substitutes: Ognjen Cancarevic, Georgi Harutyunyan, Karen Nalbandyan, Edgar Sevikyan, Zhirayr Shaghoyan, Narek Grigoryan, Arsen Beglaryan, Gor Manvelyan, Arayik Eloyan, Edgar Grigoryan, Gevorg Tarakhchyan, Artem Bandikyan
How to watch Portugal vs Armenia: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Sunday is at 14:00 GMT (09:00 ET / 06:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Amazon Prime PPV, which charges £2.49 for the game.
2026 World Cup playoffs dates
The top team from each of the 12 European Qualifier groups proceeds automatically to the finals, which will be expanded to 48 teams.
The 12 runners-up in each group will join four Nations League teams in the two-legged play-off ties, which will be drawn from pots based on teams’ records during the campaign and take place on March 26 and 31 2026.
When is the draw for the 2026 World Cup finals?
The draw for the World Cup finals will take place on December 5 2025 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, with the ceremony starting at 17:00 GMT (12:00 ET/ 09:00 PT).
The tournament runs from June 11 until July 19 2026.