Christian Benteke set a new World Cup
record for the fastest goal in the competition, including the finals,
scoring after seven seconds in Belgium’s qualifier against Gibraltar on
Monday.
The 25-year-old Crystal Palace striker,
who was to bag a hat-trick, picked up the ball in the first action of
the Group H qualifier in Faro and racing towards goal with the Gibraltar
defence in disarray left goalie Deren Ibrahim with no chance.
Benteke’s quick-fire goal eclipsed the
previous best of 8.3 seconds achieved by San Marino’s Davide Gualtieri
in a World Cup qualifier against England in November 1993.
The record for the fastest goal in a World Cup finals match is 10.8 seconds by Turkey’s Hakan Sukur against South Korea in 2002.
Benteke, who was called up as a
replacement for the injured Romelu Lukaku, also secured the record for
the fastest goal in Belgium’s history.
Benteke went on to score twice more in a 6-0 demolition of Gibraltar.
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