The Armenian national football team suffered its second consecutive defeat in the 2026-2027 UEFA Nations League tournament.
On Friday evening in Nicosia, the national team of Armenia lost 0:2 to the team of Cyprus. The hosts succeeded twice in the first half, in the 19th and 31st minutes. Yeghishe Melikyan’s team could not take advantage of the numerical advantage either, when in the 52nd minute the referee removed the Cypriot footballer from the field for a rough game.
After the third round, the Armenian national team is third in the standings of the 2nd group of the C division or the J group, the first place is Montenegro with 9 points, the second is Cyprus with 4 points. Latvia finishes the table with 1 point.
On October 5, Armenia will face the group leader Montenegro in Podgorica, on November 12 it will host Cyprus, and on November 15 it will host Latvia.