Armenia 1-1 Wales: Dismal performance leaves Euro 2024 hopes hanging in the balance for Rob Page's men

Wales saw their hopes of Euro 2024 qualification take a huge dent after they served up another dismal performance against Armenia in Yerevan.

Lucas Zelarayan gave the hosts the lead after just five minutes as Wales laboured to get out the blocks at the Republican Stadium. An own goal from Nair Tiknizyan just before half-time restored parity, but Rob Page's men seldom looked like building on that strike.

Indeed, Armenia had their chances to win it, with Vahan Bichakhchyan rattling the crossbar on the hour, before Danny Ward produced a fine save to keep out substitute Edgar Sevikyan at the death.

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This result means Wales will now be relying on Croatia to drop points in their remaining two games. Luka Modric and co take on Latvia later on in the day, before ending their campaign at home to Armenia.

To see their fate slip through their own hands will be a tough pill to swallow for Page, who named an unchanged line-up from the one that secured that sensational win over Croatia in the last international break. That result was unquestionably the high point of what's been an eventful campaign. In contrast, the defeat to Armenia in Cardiff back in June was arguably the darkest hour of his rein.

This result only further cemented the hosts' status as Wales' kryptonite. Indeed they still haven't been beaten by a Welsh team in four competitive meetings. The result may also see questions over Page's future, which provided the background noise to the last camp, resurface.

Armenia, meanwhile, may feel they should have won this game. Despite such an impressive performance in Cardiff, coach Oleksandr Petrakov vehemently denied his side