Match ends, Gibraltar 0, Belgium 6.
GibraltarGibraltar0BelgiumBelgium6
Belgium's Christian Benteke scored the fastest ever World Cup qualifying goal after 8.1 seconds against Gibraltar.
The Crystal Palace striker netted a hat-trick in a 6-0 Group H win, the first of which was also the quickest in his country's history.
Benteke beat the previous record of 8.3 seconds, set by San Marino's Davide Gualtieri against England in 1993.
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba scored a long-range effort as France won 1-0 in the Netherlands.
At Estadio Algarve in Portugal, Benteke pounced on a loose ball after the home side had kicked off and dribbled into the box before scoring with a left-footed shot.
Chelsea's Eden Hazard was also on the scoresheet, along with Axel Witsel and Dries Mertens, as Roberto Martinez's side won their third 2018 World Cup qualifier to maintain a 100% start.
In Amsterdam, Pogba's 30th-minute goal means France top Group A ahead of Monday's opponents and Sweden, who beat Bulgaria 3-0.
Meanwhile, Euro 2016 winners Portugal beat Faroe Islands 6-0 with FC Porto striker Andre Silva scoring a first-half hat-trick and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo netting his 66th international goal.
Line-ups
Gibraltar
Formation 4-4-2
- 23Ibrahim
- 20Garcia
- 6Chipolina
- 2Wiseman
- 12Mascarenhas-Olivero
- 10WalkerSubstituted forBardonat 80'minutes
- 5Casciaro
- 14BosioSubstituted forPayasat 45'minutes
- 3ChipolinaBooked at 78mins
- 9CasciaroSubstituted forYomeat 86'minutes
- 7Casciaro
Substitutes
- 1Perez
- 4Rodriguez
- 8Payas
- 13Robba
- 15Barnett
- 16Montovio
- 17Bardon
- 18Priestley
- 19Coombes
- 21Guilling
- 22Yome
Belgium
Formation 3-4-3
- 1Courtois
- 2Alderweireld
- 23Ciman
- 5Vertonghen
- 15Meunier
- 6Witsel
- 16Defour
- 7CarrascoSubstituted forChadliat 53'minutes
- 14MertensSubstituted forMirallasat 64'minutes
- 20BentekeSubstituted forBatshuayiat 80'minutes
- 10E Hazard
Substitutes
- 3Lombaerts
- 4Kabasele
- 8T Hazard
- 9Lukaku
- 11Mirallas
- 12Mignolet
- 13Sels
- 17Origi
- 18Tielemans
- 19Batshuayi
- 21Pocognoli
- 22Chadli
- Referee:
- Pawel Raczkowski
- Attendance:
- 1,959
Match Stats
Home TeamGibraltarAway TeamBelgium
- Possession
- Home30%
- Away70%
- Shots
- Home5
- Away31
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away11
- Corners
- Home1
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home5
- Away6
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Gibraltar 0, Belgium 6.
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Attempt saved. Kevin Mirallas (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
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Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jean Carlos Garcia.
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Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Aaron Payas.
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Attempt missed. Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
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Kevin Mirallas (Belgium) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
Substitution
Substitution, Gibraltar. Mikey Yome replaces Kyle Casciaro.
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Attempt missed. Nacer Chadli (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Axel Witsel.
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Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Joseph Chipolina (Gibraltar).
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Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Gibraltar. Anthony Bardon replaces Liam Walker.
Substitution
Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Christian Benteke.
Goal!
Goal! Gibraltar 0, Belgium 6. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toby Alderweireld.
Booking
Joseph Chipolina (Gibraltar) is shown the yellow card.
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Kevin Mirallas (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jayce Mascarenhas-Olivero (Gibraltar).
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Attempt saved. Kevin Mirallas (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
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Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
