Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — France 1st with 18 points, Kazakhstan 5th with 3, 15 apart. Kazakhstan's recent output lagged their position: 47th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.25/0.38 for France and 0.63/2.5 for Kazakhstan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.53.
France carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Kazakhstan were winless in 10. Over the last five, France had taken 7 of 15 points to Kazakhstan's 1.
Parc des Princes in Paris, capacity 48,229, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, France led 3-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 8-0.