France v Azerbaijan (UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying)

UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
Group 1
EventUEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
Date6 September 1995 (1995-09-06)
VenueStade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, France
RefereeAlfred Micallef (Malta)
Attendance13,479

France v Azerbaijan, also known as the "Auxerre tragedy" in Azerbaijani media,[1] was a football match belonging to the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying that took place on 6 September 1995.

France won the game 10–0, and it went down as the largest victory in the history of the France national team until it was surpassed by a 14–0 win over Gibraltar in 2023. The match also became the biggest defeat of the Azerbaijan national team, a record that still stands today.

  1. ^ "Mililimiz üçün "qara tarix"lər: "Oser faciəsi" və digər darmadağınlar - LAYİHƏ". Sportnet. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2022.