World Cup qualifier: Armenia 0 Hungary 1 (Varga 33)Hungary are a step closer to securing a spot in the playoffs for next year’s World Cup, beating Armenia 1-0 in their penultimate Group F qualifier in Yerevan. Barnabás Varga offered up the match winner, captain Dominik Szoboszlai supplying the assist for the Ferencváros centre-forward’s strike. Bottom of the group with just three points, a win for Armenia would have seen them leapfrog into the coveted second-place spot behind Portugal. Hungary sit second on eight points heading into Sunday’s game against Ireland in Budapest, while Armenia must endure a trip to Porto to play Portugal. HUNGARY: Dibusz; Négo, Orbán, Szalai, Kerkez (Nagy 86); Schafer, Styles (Vitális 71), Szoboszlai (capt); Bolla (Lukács 61), Varga, Sallai (Tóth 71).
