France destroys Gibraltar 14-0 for record win in European Championship qualifying
Sat, Nov 18, 2023
Soccer News (AP)
NICE, France (AP) - Kylian Mbappe scored a hat trick as France routed Gibraltar 14-0 for the biggest-ever victory in European Championship qualifying on Saturday.
Veteran striker Olivier Giroud came off the bench to score twice as Les Bleus broke the 13-0 record set by Germany against San Marino in 2006 for Euro 2008 qualifying.
Teenage midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery became France's youngest goal scorer on his international debut and then went off injured against a Gibraltar side that played most of the match with 10 players following an early sending off.
France's biggest previous win was 10-0 against Azerbaijan in a European qualifying game in 1995.
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