Armenia's squad for the matches against Hungary and Portugal has been announced, with new players included

The head coach of the Armenian national team, Yeghishe Melikyan, has announced the squad for the final matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign against Hungary and Portugal. Compared to the previous fixtures, there have been changes in the squad: the coach has invited several new players and brought back some who were previously absent.

For the first time, 20-year-old CSKA Moscow midfielder Artyom Bandikyan has been called up to the national team. Also returning to the squad are Gor Manvelyan, Narek Grigoryan, and Araik Eloyan.

At the same time, the team has suffered losses. Due to various circumstances, forwards Lucas Zelarayán (Belgrano, Argentina), David Davidyan (Rotor, Russia) and Artur Miranyan (Bnei Sakhnin, Israel) will not be available. Team captain Tigran Barseghyan (Slovan, Slovakia) continues to serve his suspension and will miss three more matches.

Armenia National Team Squad

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

Defenders
Kamo Hovhannisyan (Ararat-Armenia), Sergey Muradyan (Noah), Styopa Mkrtchyan (Osijek, Croatia),
Erik Piloyan (Urartu), Edgar Grigoryan (Ararat-Armenia), Gevorg Harutyunyan (Puskás Akademia, Hungary),
Nair Tiknizyan (Crvena Zvezda, Serbia).

Midfielders
Eduard Spertsyan (Krasnodar, Russia), Ugochukwu Iwu (Rubin, Russia),
Narek Agasaryan (Urartu), Karen Muradyan (Ararat-Armenia),
Gor Manvelyan (Noah), Artyom Bandikyan (CSKA, Russia),  Narek Grigoryan (Farul, Romania), Karen Nalbandyan (Alashkert). 

Forwards
Grant-Leon Ranos (Borussia Mönchengladbach, Germany), Narek Grigoryan (Farul, Romania),
Jirair Shaghoyan (Ararat-Armenia), Vahan Bichakhchyan (Legia, Poland),
Artur Serobyan (Ararat-Armenia), Araik Eloyan (Ararat-Armenia), Edgar Sevikyan (Akron, Russia)

Armenia will face Hungary on November 13 in Yerevan, and then play away against Portugal in Porto on November 16. These matches will be the final ones for Melikyan’s team in Group F of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

After four rounds, Armenia sits in 4 place with 3 points, still maintaining mathematical chances to improve its position. The team will aim to finish the qualifying campaign with maximum effort and strong support from its fans.