Germany entered Saturday's Euro 2016 qualifier against Gibraltar a disappointing third in Group D, but by virtue of an easy 7-0 victory at Estadio Algarve in Portugal, they vaulted into second and are now just one point behind Poland.
With that victory, Germany were also able to bounce back from a shocking 2-1 friendly loss to the United States Wednesday, although the early part of Saturday's match was a frustrating one for the heavy favorites.
The expectation entering the David versus Goliath clash was that the defending World Cup champions would absolutely eviscerate the overmatched underdogs. Infostrada Sports went so far as to point out the largest margins of victory in team Germany and international soccer history:
Gibraltar v Germany on the way.