Overview

• The Group F opener is set for Saturday at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan with kickoff at 16:00 GMT.
• Portugal play their first match since Diogo Jota’s death after a team ceremony that also honored Jorge Costa with state awards.
• Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to start according to projected lineups, having scored five times in four meetings with Armenia.
• Roberto Martínez’s squad arrives as reigning Nations League champions and joins qualifying late alongside other top seeds.
• Injuries rule out Diogo Dalot and Rafael Leão, with Nuno Tavares called up, while Armenia enter under new coach Yeghishe Melikyan after captain Varazdat Haroyan’s retirement.