Overview
- Portugal finished top of Group 6 with 13 points, while Ireland secured the playoff place after a 3-2 win over Hungary in Budapest.
- João Neves scored a hat-trick and Bruno Fernandes added three goals, including two penalties, with Renato Veiga, Gonçalo Ramos, and Francisco Conceição also on target.
- Edward Spirtesian netted Armenia’s lone goal in the first half before Portugal pulled away decisively.
- The match at Estádio do Dragão in Porto closed the group’s final round and confirmed Portugal’s direct berth to the 2026 finals.
- The 9-1 result marked Portugal’s biggest World Cup qualifying win since 2006 and matched the second-largest official victory in the team’s history.