Christian Benteke made history tonight as he scored in the seventh second of Belgium's game with Gibraltar in group H.
It didn't get much better for the minnows as the Belgians ran out 6-0 winners; Benteke with a hat-trick and Witsel, Hazard and Mertens completed the rout. England fans will be delighted as Benteke's early strike beats the previous record set by San Marino's Davide Gualtieri against England in 1993.
Elsewhere in the group, Bosnia beat Cyprus 2-0 and Greece overcame Estonia by the same score.
FT GROUP H
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 Cyprus
Estonia 0-2 Greece
Gibraltar 0-6 Belgium
Europe #WCQhttps://t.co/7ipu8XSBah pic.twitter.com/W3Lry3SuOJ— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) October 10, 2016
In group A, France beat Holland with a Paul Pogba goal proving the difference. Sweden ran out comfortable 3-0 winners over Bulgaria and Luxembourg and Belarus shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw.
FT #WCQ GROUP A (Europe)
Belarus 1-1 Luxembourg
Netherlands 0-1 France
Sweden 3-0 Bulgariahttps://t.co/7ipu8YacyR pic.twitter.com/ycU7Fg6cKA— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) October 10, 2016
Finally, group B saw Switzerland squeeze past Andorra 2-1, Portugal thumped the Faroe Islands 6-0 and Latvia lost to Hungary 2-0. Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo scored once but was overshadowed by compatriot André Silva who bagged a hat-trick.
FT GROUP B
Faroe Islands 0-6 Portugal
Andorra 1-2 Switzerland
Latvia 0-2 Hungary
Europe #WCQhttps://t.co/7ipu8YacyR pic.twitter.com/gnID3fqkS3— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) October 10, 2016
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