Gibraltar 0-6 Belgium: Christian Benteke bags record and a hat-trick against minnows

Christian Benteke scored Belgium's opener in a World Cup qualifying record as his side comfortably maintained their Group H lead on goal difference.

The Crystal Palace striker held up six fingers in his muted celebration but was one second out with the official time standing at seven seconds.

Still, it set a new mark and his side were on their way to a rout.

To be fair, it was a gift for Benteke, who stole the ball after a defensive blunder from Gibraltar's defence at the kick-off before waltzing through for a simple finish.

Southgate to Drop England Captain Rooney

Gareth Southgate is to leave Wayne Rooney out of the England starting XI to face Slovenia, talkSPORT understands.

Rooney captained the Three Lions in Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Malta in Southgate's first match in interim charge.

The Manchester United star, who has lost his starting place at Old Trafford in recent weeks, was deployed in a deep central midfield role but he struggled to make much of an impact and was booed by a section of the Wembley crowd.

Southgate defended Rooney after the match, claiming he was “pleased" with the 30-year-old's performance.

However, sources close to the England camp have told talkSPORT that he has decided to drop the country's record goalscorer for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier in Slovenia.

Tottenham's Eric Dier, one of England’s best performers at Euro 2016, is set to take the United star's place in the team.

Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson, who outshone Rooney against Malta, or Chelsea defender Gary Cahill will skipper the side.