Portugal are coming off a big win over Denmark in Euro 2016 qualifying, and can solidify their standing with a result away to Armenia on Saturday. While Armenia have not yet been eliminated, this is almost a must-win for them to have any chance of getting up into a playoff place.
Armenia vs. Portugal, Euro 2016 qualifying: Time, TV schedule and how to watch online
Cristiano Ronaldo leads his team into what could be a very tricky away game.
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This qualifying cycle is going quite a bit differently from normal for both Portugal and Armenia. In recent cycles, Portugal have struggled on the way to qualification, regularly having to go through a playoff when they were favored to win a group. Armenia, meanwhile, have been very close to qualifying for major tournaments despite their relatively thin player pool. But everything’s back to normal this time around -- Portugal are on top of their group and Armenia are struggling at the bottom.
A combination of injuries, poor form and a desire for to get younger are keeping some of your old Portugal favorites out of this team. All of Helder Postiga, Hugo Almeida, Pepe, Joao Pereira, Jose Bosingwa, Raul Meireles and Miguel Veloso have been omitted. Armenia are also missing some regulars -- Edgar Manucharyan, Artur Yedigaryan and Artak Yedigaryan are among those missing.
Match date/time: Saturday, 12 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. local
Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia
TV: ESPN (U.S. - English), ESPN Deportes (U.S. - Spanish), Sky Sports red button (U.K.), Sportsnet World Now (Canada), RTP 1 (Portugal), Armenia TV (Armenia)
Online: Watch ESPN (U.S.), Sky Go (U.K. and Ireland), Sportsnet World now (Canada)
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