Armenia is the red lantern in the group of the Red Flames for a reason. In the past 4 matches, the Armenian women scored 0 times and conceded 17 goals.
Eurlings kicked off the goal festival after 3 minutes tonight. After 10 minutes of play, a 4-0 lead already flickered on the scoreboard.
Almost every Belgian chance was a goal before half time. Thanks to a hat trick by De Caigny and goals from Wullaert (2), Tysiak (2), Eurlings (2), Wijnants (1) and Vanhaevermaet (1), the Flames were able to wave at half time with an 11-0 bonus.
Without De Caigny (substituted as a precaution), the Belgian balls initially did not go in too smoothly after the coffee break.
In the last 20 minutes the engine fired up again, with 6 goals. Teulings put the 19-0 final score on the board.
The Red Flames remain 3rd in their qualifying group. Tuesday awaits an important confrontation with the number 2 Poland. Only the group winner will receive a direct ticket for the World Cup, the 2nd will play jump-offs.
With the 19-0 win, the Red Flames kicked themselves into the history books. Their previous record win was 12-0, four years ago against Moldova.
The Flames not only wrote Belgian, but also international football history. 19-0 is the biggest win ever in the women’s World Cup preliminary round.
