Euro qualifiers witness France clinching a fresh record
France Sets Record in Euro Qualifying with 14-0 Victory over Gibraltar
The French national team made history in the Euro 2024 qualifiers, securing a 14-0 win against Gibraltar. This victory marks the most one-sided result in the history of Euro qualifying cycles.
The match took an early turn when a defender from Gibraltar was sent off in the 18th minute, giving France a significant advantage. The French team capitalised on this opportunity, dominating the game throughout.
Before this match, the French national team's biggest win was against Azerbaijan (10-0) in 1995. However, they surpassed this record against Gibraltar, breaking their own record for goal-scoring in an official match.
Kylian Mbappé, the French forward, was a standout player in the match. He scored a hat-trick, bringing his total for the French national team to 46 goals. This hat-trick was a significant individual achievement in the "football show", as it helped France to set a new record.
Mbappé's hat-trick also marked a personal milestone for him, as he surpassed the 300-goal milestone in his career during the match against Gibraltar. He currently has 254 goals in club matches.
Yesterday's defeat for Gibraltar against France was their heaviest in history. Their previous record for the heaviest defeat was a 0-9 loss to Belgium. France's victory over Gibraltar also makes them the first UEFA representative to score 14 goals since 1967, when Denmark scored 14 goals against Iceland in a friendly match.
The history of the most one-sided victories in Euro qualifying cycles, particularly in the UEFA Women's Championship, includes several extraordinarily large winning margins, especially in qualifying matches. The biggest margin of victory recorded in a UEFA Women's Championship qualifying match is 17 goals, which has happened three times: Spain defeated Slovenia 17-0 in 1995, Norway beat Slovakia 17-0 in 1997, and Germany won 17-0 against Kazakhstan in 2013[2][3].
For final tournament stages (not qualifying), England holds the record for the largest winning margin with an 8-0 group stage win over Norway in 2022[2][3]. These instances of 17-0 wins by Spain, Norway, and Germany remain the biggest known margins in European women's football qualifying history[2][3].
The French national team's dominance in the football match against Gibraltar resulted in a new record-breaking score of 14-0, surpassing their previous best of 10-0 scored against Azerbaijan in 1995. Kylian Mbappé, a standout player in the match, also set a personal record, scoring a hat-trick that brought his total goals for the French national team to 46, and he surpassed the 300-goal milestone in his career during the game.
