Armenia's football team heads to Romania for World Cup qualifiersAugust 31, 2017 - 13:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's national football team departed on Thursday, August 31 morning to Bucharest for a match in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification round. 23 Armenian players will face Romania on Friday at 10:45pm Yerevan time (GMT+4). On September 4, Armenians will host Denmark, while the Poles will arrive in Yerevan on October 5. The final match of the qualification round for Group E is slated for October 8, when Kazakhstan hosts the Armenian national team. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |