Starting lineups for the Armenia - Ireland match
- Author: Vahe Hakobyan
- Sportaran
In just a few minutes, the second match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers — Armenia vs Ireland — will kick off in Yerevan. The head coaches of both teams have already announced their starting lineups.
Kick-off — at 20:00 Yerevan time (19:00 Moscow time).
Armenia national team starting XI:
Ognjen Čančarević — Kamo Hovhannisyan, Erik Piloyan, Georgiy Harutyunyan, Sergey Muradyan, Nair Tiknizyan — Ugochukwu Iwu, Eduard Spertsyan — Lucas Zelarayán, Grant-Leon Ranos, Tigran Barseghyan (C).
Substitutes: Arsen Beglaryan (GK), Henri Avagyan (GK), Erik Simonyan, Gor Manvelyan, Edgar Grigoryan, Artak Dashyan, Hovhannes Harutyunyan, Karen Nalbandyan, Edgar Sevikyan, Artur Serobyan, Jirair Shagoyan, Vahan Bichakhchyan.
Head coach: Yeghishe Melikyan.
Ireland national team starting XI:
Kelleher — O’Brien, O’Shea, Collins, Manning — Cullen, Knight, Taylor — Azaz, Ferguson, Obgene.
Substitutes: Bazunu (GK), Travers (GK), Doherty, Johnston, Idah, Dunne, Phillips, Scales, McAteer, Lawal, Kenny, Honohan.
Head coach: Heimir Hallgrímsson.