2023-11-19 00:28:00
The demonstration of the Blues took place and even in record proportions. The French team scored the biggest victory in its history against Gibraltar, Saturday in Nice, during the 9th day of Group B of qualifying for Euro 2024 (14-0). Serious and offensive from the first to the last minute, Didier Deschamps’ players also played 11 against 10 for a very long time. Warren Zaire-Emery scored before getting injured, Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick. France will be seeded at the Euro.
Already qualified for the next continental competition and assured of finishing at the top of the group, the Blues still had to secure a favorable position in the draw on December 2. With the new and very young Warren Zaire-Emery as starter for his first selection, they had the merit of immediately bringing danger into the area of their modest opponents. And it quickly paid off with a first goal against his camp from Ethan Santos on a cross from Jonathan Clauss (1-0, 3rd).
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Barely time to engage and Aymen Mouehli also pushed the ball the wrong way under pressure from Marcus Thuram. The latter was finally credited with the goal (2-0, 5th). After this disastrous start, the Gibraltarians were entitled to ten minutes of respite, then Zaire-Emery came to open his counter after a nice movement with Kingsley Coman, still on the right (3-0, 15th). The 17-year-old Parisian, however, suffered a nasty tackle when scoring and had to give way to Youssouf Fofana as Santos was sent off.
The French continued to attack and Mbappé converted a penalty conceded by Lee Casciaro, 42 (4-0, 30th). The very active Jonathan Clauss (5-0, 34th), Coman in the process (6-0, 36th) and Youssouf Fofana (7-0, 37th) also scored before the break. A little more aggressive and slightly better organized, the Gibraltarians of Julio Cesar Ribas resisted the restart thanks to their goalkeeper Dayle Coleing who stood up to Antoine Griezmann (53rd) then the more discreet Thuram (57th) but not to Adrien Rabiot who restarted the machine (8-0, 63rd).
Mbappé shines, Giroud too
Coman scored twice a few moments later (9-0, 65th). Olivier Giroud, Ousmane Dembélé and Boubacar Kamara entered (67th). Unable to score at club this season, the Parisian quickly made the net shake (10-0, 72nd). Mbappé continued (11-0, 74th) and even scored a memorable goal with a 40-meter lob (12-0, 82nd). He has 46 goals for the national team and 300 in total in his career.
In this context, Giroud also had to score. After a false joy (78th), the Milanese was served on a platter by Griezmann and joined the party (13-0, 89th). He then had fun with an acrobatic return from six meters for a 56th goal in blue (14-0, 90th + 1). 39 French shots for 20 on target compared to none for Gibraltar, 14-0 on the scoreboard, the scores are good and the Blues are delighted before finishing their campaign in Greece next Tuesday.
Kylian Mbappé’s Blues celebrate a goal during France – Gibraltar, in qualifying for Euro 2024
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