Debutant Warren Zaire-Emery, who became the youngest French national football player since 1914 at the age of 17 years, eight months and ten days, apparently did not suffer a particularly serious injury.
The teenager had to be substituted after scoring a goal to make it 3-0 (16th) in the vice world champions’ 14-0 record win in Nice against Gibraltar after a tackle by Ethan Santos.
His opponent was sent off the pitch with a red card due to the serious foul play. Paris St. Germain midfielder Zaire-Emery was hit in the right ankle.
“His ankle is extremely swollen, but it’s not broken. Everything could have been much worse,” said France national coach Didier Deschamps after the game: “I hope that he will recover quickly.”
The success of the Equipe Tricolore was the highest French international victory and at the same time the clearest victory in a European Championship qualifier. The previous record was achieved by the German national team with a 13-0 win against San Marino on September 6, 2006.