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.