Crystal Palace striker Cristian Benteke scored the fastest ever goal for the Belgium national team when he found the back of the net inside seven seconds against Gibraltar.
Benteke scoring after 6 seconds! Fastest goal ever in WC Qualifying! Well done @chrisbenteke #Belgium #GIBBEL #6Seconds pic.twitter.com/1rDG3qKreC
— Lewis Mulcahy (@LewisMulcahy) October 10, 2016
The goal was also the fastest ever in World Cup qualification history according to the official FIFA World Cup twitter account.
??? RECORD!@chrisbenteke scores fastest ever #WCQ goal. The Belgium?? striker scored in 7 seconds v Gibraltar?? (HT @gracenotelive) pic.twitter.com/5a1YNlr0Eq
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) October 10, 2016
Benteke also provided the assist for Witsel’s second goal and went onto score the third going into the half time break.
Belgium go into half-time with a 3-0 lead against the European minnows.