Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Belgium 1st with 30 points, San Marino 6th with 0, 30 apart. San Marino had been under-performing their position — 50th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Belgium ran at 4 scored and 0.3 conceded, San Marino at 0.1 and 5.1.
Belgium carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games. San Marino entered with 15 losses in a row. The last-five ledger: Belgium 13/15, San Marino 0/15.
The venue was Stade Roi Baudouin in Brussels, with room for 50,093 spectators. Belgium led 6-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 9-0 full-time score.