Armenia’s Final Squad for the Match Against Ireland

The Armenia national team has announced its final squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Republic of Ireland.

Head coach Yeghishe Melikyan has called up the following players:

Goalkeepers: Henri Avagyan (Pyunik), Ognjen Čančarević (Noah), Arsen Beglaryan (Alashkert).

Defenders: Kamo Hovhannisyan (Ararat-Armenia), Erik Simonyan (Urartu), Erik Piloyan (Urartu), Edgar Grigoryan (Ararat-Armenia), Georgi Harutyunyan (Puskás Akadémia, Hungary), Nair Tiknizyan (Crvena Zvezda, Serbia), Sergey Muradyan (Noah).

Midfielders: Karen Nalbandyan (Alashkert), Vahan Bichakhchyan (Legia Warsaw, Poland), Eduard Spertsyan (Krasnodar, Russia), Artak Dashyan (Noah), Edgar Sevikyan (Ferencváros, Hungary), Hovhannes Harutyunyan (Noah), Ugochukwu Iwu (Rubin, Russia), Gor Manvelyan (Noah).

Forwards: Artur Serobyan (Ararat-Armenia), Jirayr Shaghoyan (Ararat-Armenia), Lucas Manuel Zelarayán (Atlético Belgrano, Argentina), Grant-Leon Ranos (Borussia Mönchengladbach, Germany), Tigran Barseghyan (Slovan Bratislava, Slovakia).

Compared to the previous match against Portugal, Karen Nalbandyan and Gor Manvelyan were included, replacing Albert Khachumyan and Narek Agasaryan. Midfielder Daniel Agbalyan was not called up.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier Armenia vs Ireland will take place today, September 9, in Yerevan and will kick off at 20:00 local time.