France wins 14-0 thanks to goals from Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick and Olivier Giroud’s overhead kick.
Former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud scored the pick of the bunch as France walloped minnows Gibraltar 14-0 on Saturday, breaking a Euro qualifying record.
France destroyed Gibraltar on Saturday, setting a new record with a 14-0 victory, demonstrating why they are the favorites to win Euro 2024.
The massive victory—the largest in the history of Euro qualifying—was capped by a magnificent overhead kick by Olivier Giroud, who also earned a hat-trick of goals and assists.
Les Bleus raked up seven goals before halftime, and World Cup winners France were already up 3-0 when underdogs Gibraltar were reduced to ten men in the eighteenth minute.
The team led by Didier Deschamps continued to exert pressure in the second half, as Giroud joined the action and cemented his status as France’s all-time leading scorer.
Goalkeeper Dayle Coleing was stung by a rasping drive from left-back Theo Hernandez, which caused the ball to loop towards Giroud, a former striker for Chelsea and Arsenal, who was hiding near the back post.
In the ninetieth minute, the 37-year-old AC Milan player squared up for a magnificent bicycle kick and confidently struck the net to make it 14-0.
Despite the fact that France had already secured their spot at Euro 2024, manager Gérard Deschamps, who received a contract extension earlier this year, selected a formidable starting lineup for their penultimate qualifying match at the Allianz Riviera in Nice.
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