This Saturday, France achieved the biggest victory in its history and in qualifying for the European Football Championship, by beating Gibraltar, by an impressive 14-0, on the ninth and penultimate day of access to the 2024 edition. .
In Nice, the French went into the break with a 7-0 lead and doubled their tally in the second half, with an own goal from Ethan Santos (03 minutes), sent off (18), and goals from Marcus Thuram (04 ). , of debutant Warren Zaïre-Emery (16), Kylian Mbappé (30, 74 and 82), Jonathan Clauss (34), Kingsley Coman (36 and 65), Youssouf Fofana (37), Adrien Rabiot (63), Ousmane Dembélé ( 73 ) and Olivier Giroud (89 and 90+1).
France, champions in 1984 and 2000 and already qualified for the next edition, established the absolute record for the most successful victory in a qualifying phase for the European Championship, by beating Germany 13-0 in San Marino, in September 2006 , at first. of the race for 2008.
The result represents the biggest win of all time for the blue10-0 against Azerbaijan, in 1995, in Auxerre, to access Euro 1996, having also renewed the record of greatest successes on the way to Euro 2024, which belonged to Portugal since September 11, when it defeated Luxembourg in the Algarve, 9. -0.
With three goals and as many assists accumulated against Gibraltar, Kylian Mbappé climbed to the podium of the best scorers of all time for the world runner-up and managed to register 46 accurate shots, two more than Antoine Griezmann, starter and assistant during the first goal of Olivier Giroud, the team’s top scorer, with 56.
The 24-year-old Paris Saint-Germain striker reached 300 goals in his career, between clubs -27 with Monaco and 227 with the two-time French champion- and national team.
Zaire-Emery, aged 17 years, eight months and ten days and who also plays for the Parisian club, became the youngest to play and score for France since the First World War – which took place between 1914 and 1918 -, in a duel in which he was injured after 20 minutes.
The Gauls maintained their record of victories in Group B for access to Euro 2024, with 21 points, six above the Netherlands, which today secured second place and a place in the final phase, by beating the already eliminated team. Republic of Ireland. (1-0).
Source: TSF
