Armenia lose to Hungary in the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers

In the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament, Armenia suffered a 0–2 away defeat against Hungary.

After a goalless first half, Daniel Lukács opened the scoring in the 56th minute, finishing a pass from Bendegúz Bolla. In stoppage time, as the Armenian team pushed forward in search of an equalizer, Zsombor Gruber capitalized on a defensive error to seal the final score at 2–0.

Armenia had 8 shots compared to Hungary’s 14. Ball possession: Hungary — 67%, Armenia — 33%.
The best player of the match according to SofaScore was Hungary’s defender Willi Orbán (7.6). Armenia’s top-rated player was Eduard Spertsyan (7.4).

With this victory, Hungary move up to second place in Group F with 4 points, while Armenia remain third with 3 points.

Armenia’s next match will take place on October 14 in Dublin against Ireland.

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