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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |