Only Griezmann has surpassed him and only Henry and Giroud remain

 “Beyond Griezmann, aim straight for Henry and Giroud.”

France won 14-0 in the 7th match of Group B of the 2024 UEFA European Championship (hereinafter referred to as Euro) qualifying held at the Illianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, France on the 19th (Korean time).

With this victory, France won all 7 games (27 points, 1 goal conceded) and climbed to first place in Group B. On the other hand, if Gibraltar did not win a single game, it would remain in 5th place (no goals scored and 35 goals conceded), the bottom of the group.

It was literally a one-sided match. France opened the scoring with an own goal by Ethan Santos in the 3rd minute of the first half, and then Marcus Thuram scored the team's second goal in the 4th minute of the first half.

In addition, Warren Jair Emery, the youngest ever debutant for the French national team, scored his debut goal in the 16th minute of the first half. Gibraltar ended up fighting with 10 men as Santos was sent off with a red card in the 18th minute of the first half.

This wasn't the end. Kylian Mbappe, wearing the captain's armband in the 30th minute of the first half, scored the team's fourth goal with a penalty kick. Mbappe celebrated two goals in the 29th and 36th minutes of the second half, scoring a hat trick. In particular, in the 36th minute of the second half, a strong hit in the opponent's midfield ahead of Gibraltar's back four deflected and went straight into the goal.

Here, substitute Olivier Giroud added two goals, and France celebrated a resounding victory of 14-0.

Meanwhile, through this game, France broke their previous record of winning by the largest goal margin in any Euro qualifying game (previous record: 13-0 win over Germany's San Marino) and their highest goal difference win (previous record: 10-0 win over Azerbaijan).

By adding a hat trick on this day, Mbappe maintained his best national pace. Optazo, a soccer statistics company, said, “Mbappe has set a scoring pace for the national team that is much faster than Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Neymar. If Mbappe scores his 46th goal in national team history, he will surpass Antoine Griezmann (44). He expressed surprise by saying, “He beat Hogol.”

What's even more shocking is that Mbappe, born in 1998, is still 24 years old and can play in at least two more World Cups. Optazo emphasized that "In the past, the only French national team members who have scored more goals than Mbappe are Olivier Giroud (54th goal) and Thierry Henry (51st goal). He is already the 3rd highest scorer in national team history."

In fact, Mbappe has already scored 10 goals in two World Cup stages. In particular, he pushed Lionel Messi to the brink by scoring a hat trick in the final of the Qatar World Cup (lost to Argentina in a 3-3 penalty shootout). Although they have not won the Euros yet, they are one of the strongest candidates to win at the moment.

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