Armenia's rich football tradition now a distant memory

As well as famous wins against the likes of Greece, Romania and even Denmark the Armenians have also suffered the ignominy of losing to Gibraltar and being held by Liechtenstein

Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Armenia scores his team's first goal during the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between Armenia and Germany at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium on November 14, 2021 in Yerevan, . (Photo by Hrach Khachatryan/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

For a nation which is generally assumed to be among football’s minnows, Armenia has recorded a surprising history of upsets during its 30-year history. But as well as famous wins against the likes of Greece, Romania and even Denmark the Armenians have also suffered the ignominy of losing at home to Gibraltar and being held by Liechtenstein.

In their first campaign in the Nations League they recorded a historic success by winning promotion to the second tier with 11 points from 6 matches, but most recently they have managed one win in 11 games and endured a horrible run of results culminating in a 9-0 loss in Norway.