According to FIFA 2018 qualifying draw in Saint Petersburg, the Armenian national team is included in Group E, along with Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, and Kazakhstan.

Other competitors are included in Group A (Netherlands, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus, Luxembourg), Group B (Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Andorra), Group C (Germany, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan, San Marino), Group D (Wales, Austria, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Moldova, Georgia), Group F (England, Slovakia, Scotland, Slovenia, Lithuania, Malta), Group G (Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, Macedonia, Liechtenstein), Group H (Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Estonia, Cyprus), Group I (Croatia, Iceland, Ukraine, Turkey, Finland).

Armenia will first play with Denmark on Sept 4, followed by qualifiers with Romania on Oct 8, Poland, on Nov 11, and Kazakhstan on March 26, 2016.