On a mostly predictable night, Paul Pogba’s goal was enough for France to win, while Christian Benteke scored after seven seconds in Belgium’s hammering of Gibraltar 9.44pm BST So, a pretty predictable night with one exception – Luxembourg battling back to draw with Belarus despite having only 10 men. It was their only shot, too. Neither side will be in Russia, though. France look big favourites to finish top of Group A, but Sweden could well pip Holland to the play-off place. In Group B, the three away teams won. That was true to form but Switzerland were not entirely convincing against Andorra. And in Group H Christian Benteke scored the fastest ever goal in World Cup qualifying history, setting up Belgium for a 6-0 win over Gibraltar after only seven seconds. Bosnia and Greece both won 2-0. Thanks for reading. 9.39pm BST The other results GROUP A Continue reading...
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