In Nice, the world vice-champions devastated one of the weakest teams in Europe. The Blues have already qualified for next year’s Euro Cup.
An impressive victory. Although it is true that there is no equivalence between France and Gibraltar, It is nonetheless true that this must be reflected on the scoreboard. And it was really the vice-world champion who did it. This Saturday, for Group B of the Euro 2024 Qualifiers, The Gauls crushed their weak opponent no less than 14-0. Moreover, they established the greatest victory in its history.
At the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, Didier Deschamps’ team started leading Gibraltar very early. Three minutes into the match, an own goal from Ethan James Santos opened the scoring. In the next minute, Marcus Thuram, Alexis Sánchez’s Inter teammate, made it 2-0. Then, in the 16th minute, young Warren Zaire-Emery scored the third. The PSG player would then be injured.
The flow of goals did not stop. At the half-hour mark, Kylian Mbappé scored the fourth from the penalty spot. In the 34th minute, Jonathan Clauss scored the fifth. Two minutes later, Kingsley Coman made it 6-0. In the next play, Youssouf Fofana scored the seventh. So they went for a break.
In the 63rd minute, Adrien Rabiot made it 8-0. In the 65′, Coman did it again. It was Ousmane Dembélé’s turn to make the score 10-0 in the 73rd minute. Instantly, Mbappé reappeared for the eleventh goal. The Paris Saint-Germain star sealed his hat-trick in the 82nd minute. In the end, it was Olivier Giroud’s turn, who closed this considerable victory with a double in the 89′ and 90’+1.
With such a result, Blues They achieve a new record for the greatest victory at international level. He surpassed the previous record, which was 10-0 against Azerbaijan in 1995. Additionally, this is the biggest ever victory in a qualifying match between European teams, surpassing the Germany’s 13-0 win at San Marino in 2006.
France, already qualified for the Euro, leads the zone with 21 points (ideal score). The Netherlands come second, with 15. The Dutch secured their place this afternoon after beating Ireland 1-0. The Greek team, led by Gustavo Poyet, is third with 12 points. Gibraltar are in last position with no points, no goals conceded and 35 conceded.
The host of the continental competition had a bad time. The German team, now coached by Julian Nagelsmann, lost in a friendly 3-2 against Turkey, a team led by Italian Vincenzo Montella.
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Source: Latercera
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