Olivier Giroud was on target for France as Les Bleus cruised past Moldova 4-1 in their Euro 2020 qualifying opener.
Manchester United star Paul Pogba sent a delightful chipped pass into the path of Antoine Griezmann, who rifled home from close range for the opener.
Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane then made it 2-0 when he scored from a corner just three minutes later.
Chelsea striker Giroud then bagged a third for the World Cup holders, his 34th goal for France, which ties him at fourth on the all-time goalscoring list for France with David Trezeguet.
Kylian Mbappe got in the act by adding a late fourth before Vladimir Ambros scored a late consolation for Moldova.
It was a frustrating night for Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal, however, as they were held to a goalless draw at home to Ukraine.
The Juventus star was twice denied by the excellent Andriy Pyatov for the visitors and the Selecao had a series of late penalty appeals turned down.
Chelsea teenager Callum Hudson-Odoi came on to make his debut in England's 5-0 win over Czech Republic, the highlight being Raheem Sterling's first international hat-trick.
Harry Kane scored from the penalty spot and Tomas Kalas, the Chelsea loanee, could only divert into his own net after Hudson-Odoi's shot was parried into his path.
Elsewhere, Turkey beat Albania 2-0 in Tirana, Luxembourg came from a goal down to beat Lithuania 2-1 and Iceland eased past Andorra 2-0 in the rest of the qualifiers on Friday night.
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