SERRAVALLE (SAN MARINO) - Ex-Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry scored a hat-trick on his senior Germany debut in Friday's 8-0 World Cup victory at San Marino as coach Joachim Loew set a new record. Germany maintain their perfect record of four wins to stay top of their 2018 World Cup qualifying group and five points clear of nearest rivals Northern Ireland. His shot beat Simoncini's twin brother Aido in the San Marino goal on nine minutes. The San Marino FA's Twitter account gleefully pointed out their half-time score was better than Brazil's 5-0 during the 2014 World Cup semi-final. Schalke's Max Meyer replaced Goetze for the final 20 minutes and hit the post with his first touch of the ball.

Source: Bangkok Post November 11, 2016 22:48 UTC