World Cup Qualifiers: Armenia drop one notch after drawing Iceland 1:1October 9, 2021 - 13:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia drew the World Cup Qualifiers match against Iceland 1:1 on Friday, October 8, as Kamo Hovhannisyan and Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson netted one goal each for their teams. Hovhannisyan (Armenia) opened the score of the game on the 34th minute with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. He was assisted by Lucas Zelarayán, who has only recently joined the national squad. With 12 points in total, Armenia currently sit third in Group J behind Germany (18 points) and North Macedonia (12 points). Armenia will face Romania on October 11 in another away match of the World Cup qualifying round. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |