Christian Benteke struck the fastest goal in a competitive international and went on to complete his hat-trick as Belgium defeated Gibraltar 6-0 in a World Cup qualifier. Uefa said the fastest ever international goal is thought to be Lukas Podolski’s for Germany against Ecuador in a 2013 friendly, timed at six seconds. The win kept Belgium top of Group H, on goal difference, with nine points. After Dries Martens scored the fourth with a dinked finish in the 51st minute Benteke completed his hat-trick five minutes later with a backheel from Eden Hazard’s pass. Andorra scored their first goal in World Cup qualification since September 2009 in the 90th minute when Alex Martinez fired home from distance.

Source: The Guardian October 10, 2016 21:49 UTC