
The fastest goal in World Cup history capped a night of 6-0 routs and the Netherlands' further fall in European qualifying on Monday. Seven seconds ticked by when Belgium forward Christian Benteke's shot finished his surging run through the Gibraltar defense which kicked off but coughed up the ball. Benteke beat the 8.3 seconds that FIFA timed Davide Gaultieri taking to score for San Marino against England in 1993 and set the tone for the visiting Belgians' 6-0 win.
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