Futsal World Cup qualifying matchday 2: Armenia draws Sweden 4–4
Armenia recovered from a 4–0 halftime deficit away to Sweden on 7 November, earning its first point in Group 1 of the 2028 qualifiers.
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Armenia recovered from a 4–0 halftime deficit away to Sweden on 7 November, earning its first point in Group 1 of the 2028 qualifiers.
Garegin Mashumyan scored 2 goals in Armenia’s comeback, while Mihran Dermenjyan and Mikael Gandilyan scored 1 each.
Both teams had lost their opening group matches to Hungary: Sweden fell 3–1 away on 15 October, and Armenia lost 3–2 at home on 20 October.
Sweden opened the scoring after 38 seconds. Armenia’s Nikita Khromykh received a straight red card in the 13th minute, leaving his team a player down, and Sweden scored three more goals before halftime.
The draw leaves Armenia second in the standings published by Sportaran, behind Hungary.
| Team | Points |
|---|---|
| Hungary | 6 |
| Armenia | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
Under UEFA’s format, the 12 group winners and four best runners-up advance directly to the elite round. The other eight runners-up enter home-and-away playoffs for four more places; teams finishing third do not advance.
Armenia hosts Sweden on 9 December. Sweden then hosts Hungary on 27 February 2027, before the group concludes with Hungary hosting Armenia on 3 March 2027.
Armenia begins its 2028 qualifying campaign without points and next visits Sweden on November 7.
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