Spanish coach Joaquín Caparrós, who leads Armenia, arrived in the Macedonian capital with 28 players for Thursday’s WC qualifier.

photo by FFA: the Armenians before June’s friendly vs. Sweden

The Armenians first arrived with 18 players on Monday with the rest joining the following days, except for experienced central defender Varazdat Haroyan will join the team on matchday. But we won’t play anyway as he has to serve a yellow card suspension along with wight winger and former Vardar player Tigran Barseghyan and right midfielder Khoren Bayramyan.

Armenia will also be without winger Gevorg Ghazaryan who is out with an injury.

David Yurchenko – Alashkert
Anatoli Ayvazov – Urartu
Arsen Beglaryan – Urartu 
Stanislav Buchnev – Pyunik

Kamo Hovhannisyan – Kairat
Arman Hovhannisyan – Pyunik
Taron Voskanyan – Alashkert
Hrayr Mkoyan – Ararat
Davit Terteryan – Ararat-Armenia
André Calisir – Silkeborg
Hovhannes Hambardzumyan – Anorthosis
*Varazdat Haroyan – Cádiz

*Tigran Barseghyan – Astana
*Khoren Bayramyan – Rostov
Solomon Udo – Atyrau
Eduard Spertsyan – Krasnodar
David Davidyan – Khimki
Artak Grigoryan – Alashkert
Wbeymar Angulo – Ararat-Armenia
Zhirayr Shaghoyan – Ararat-Armenia
Erik Vardanyan – Pyunik
Henrikh Mkhitaryan – Roma
Vahan Bichakhchyan – Žilina
Arshak Koryan – Orenburg
Artyom Avanesyan – Ararat-Armenia

Aleksandr Karapetyan – Noah
Sargis Adamyan – 1899 Hoffenheim
Ishkhan Geloyan – Baltika

*Suspended

After Macedonia the Armenians will visit Germany on the 5th and three days later will host Liechtenstein.