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But Ruben Hayrapetian, the head of the Football Federation of Armenia (FFA), has claimed that Albania's 3-0 win to secure qualification may have been fixed, saying a "betrayal" took place during the match.
"The national team belongs to the entire nation. It is appropriate that everyone should be dissatisfied. As president of the federation I am going to do everything to overcome this crisis," Hayrapetian said, according to World Soccer.
"Our national team players simply do not want to play. As for the match against Albania, there was a betrayal during it. If even the best coach had headed our team during the match against Albania, the result would have been the same."
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