Gibraltar was prepared for the prospect of French humiliation.
France, who leads group B, will take on Gibraltar on Saturday night in an attempt to maintain their perfect record in the Euro 2024 qualifying tournament.
Les Bleus tops the standings with six points after six games played, while Gibraltar sits bottom with just one point.
Gibraltar has already suffered a defeat, and the squad led by Didier Deschamps has already secured a spot in the summer European Championship.
Since the World Cup final, France has won seven games and lost none. That makes eight victories.
The French are in the lead in their Euro 2024 qualification group, having won six straight games with 13 goals (2.2 goals per game) and only one goal conceded.
Having won all 13 of their previous games at halfway, Les Bleus has been particularly effective in the first half of their current European Championship qualifying matches.
France will not have any trouble defeating Gibraltar, as they have scored at least one goal in each of their last 13 Euro qualifiers.
After losing six straight games without scoring a goal, Gibraltar has in fact yet to accumulate a point.
The minnows have let up an incredible 21 goals this season, which means they have given up 3.5 goals a game on average, which has made things worse for them.
Larger picture: Gibraltar has not won any of its previous 24 European Championship qualifying matches, and they are not expected to change that pattern on Saturday.
The perennial underdogs were destined for another challenging night after just managing two wins in their last thirty away games in all competitions.
Head-to-head: In the rematch in June, goals from Olivier Giroud, Kylian Mbappe, and Aymen Mouelhi gave France a comfortable 3-0 victory (OG).
Given that the two teams have never met before, Les Bleus had an undefeated record against Gibraltar.
Team news: The young player Warren Zaire-Emery of PSG may earn his France debut. At the same time, Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud have 127 and 125 caps, respectively.
With most of the players playing in the domestic league, Gibraltar’s team includes Wycombe Wanderers attacker Tjay De Barr and Cadiz midfielder Nicholas Pozo.
Ultimately, there is a seismic difference in talent between Gibraltar and France, thus the home team should easily win on Saturday.