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SAINT-DENIS, France -- Kevin Gameiro scored his first goals for France in more than five years as the European Championship runner-up secured their first win in World Cup qualifying by 4-1 against Bulgaria on Friday.Back home where it lost to Portugal in the Euro 2016 final three months ago, France conceded an early goal from the spot after only five minutes but recovered quickly and was in total control for most of the game.The Netherlands also claimed its first victory in Group A with a 4-1 defeat of Belarus, a confidence-booster for the Dutch, who take on France on Monday in Amsterdam.France, the Netherlands, and Sweden are level on points after two games.Gameiro scored twice while Dimitri Payet and Antoine Griezmann also made the scoresheet.Gameiro was regularly called on by previous France coach Laurent Blanc, until a friendly against the United States in November 2011. He had to wait nearly five years before wearing the France jersey again, going in as a substitute in a 0-0 draw against Belarus in September.Gameiro had scored only once for France before, in a friendly against Ukraine back in June 2011.His excellent display and gritty behavior at Stade de France, coupled to his promising partnership with Griezmann, will certainly convince France coach Didier Deschamps to call him more often in the future.Im 29 years old now, Im more experienced, and I understand that there are times when one needs to perform. I did it tonight, Gameiro said.FRANCE 4, BULGARIA 1On a cold evening at Stade de France, the hosts were caught on the break almost immediately. Bacary Sagna clumsily fouled Georgi Milanov in the box and Mihail Aleksandrov converted the penalty with a shot past goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in off the post.France had a good chance to level immediately but Gameiro was denied by a last-ditch tackle from defender Dimitar Pirgov.The hosts enjoyed most of the ball possession and leveled when Gameiro connected with a curled cross from Bacary Sagna to beat Vladislav Stoyanov with a glancing header.Payet was a bit lucky to give France the lead three minutes later with a cross which bounced past everyone in the area and went in. Bulgaria was then made to pay for a terrible mistake from Pirgov, who gave the ball away to Griezmann in front of goal in the 38th. Grizemann, the European Championship top scorer last summer, advanced to the edge of the area and coolly slotted home with a precise low shot.Bulgaria players did not make up for their lackluster display after the interval and were pegged back in their half for long spells. They conceded again near the hour-mark after Griezmann assisted his clubmate Gameiro, who slotted home with a clean finish from close range.Its just natural, Gameiro said about the good understanding on the pitch he shares with Griezmann. We are both small in size and love to play with the ball.NETHERLANDS 4, BELARUS 1In Rotterdam, Quincy Promes scored his first two international goals and striker Vincent Janssen rediscovered the scoring touch that has deserted him in the English Premier League.The Netherlands, which failed to qualify for Euro 2016, dominated a Belarus team that held France to 0-0 in its first Group A qualifier.Winger Promes scored twice in the first half hour, and helped to set up Davy Klaassens 55th-minute rebound strike eight minutes after Aleksey Rios capped a spell of Belarus pressure either side of halftime with a goal.Promes first goal was a shot that through the legs of three defenders.I shot it deliberately through the legs of the first defender, he said, but you have to be a bit lucky to get it through two more sets of legs.Vincent Janssen, who has struggled to find the net for Tottenham since joining the London club from AZ Alkmaar, scored the goal of the night by stealing the ball just inside the Belarus half, outpacing two defenders and thumping a curling shot into the far top corner.LUXEMBOURG 0, SWEDEN 1Sweden remains unbeaten after their first two matches after Celtic defender Mikael Lustig scored the winner with a half-volley from Marcus Bergs corner in the 59th minute.---Mike Corder in Amsterdam contributed to this report. 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PITTSBURGH -- Connor McDavid skated into the faceoff circle and looked up and there he was: his childhood idol Sidney Crosby.The NHLs future vs. the NHLs present. And as mature as the Edmonton Oilers rising 19-year-old star can be on the ice, even he was a momentarily starstruck by the Pittsburgh Penguins captain. The proof came in what happened next.It was pretty funny that I take the opening draw against him and have him snap it back, McDavid said. I dont even think I got my stick on it.The jitters vanished almost instantly. McDavid more than held his own in his first meeting with the two-time MVP, picking up three assists. The Penguins, however, rallied for a 4-3 victory behind Conor Shearys two goals, including the winner with 1:42 left.Every game were down two we still think we have a chance to win, Sheary said. Nothing was different for us tonight.Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin also scored for Pittsburgh while Matt Murray stopped 25 shots in his first home start since Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.Crosby was held without a point for the first time this season but helped start the deciding sequence by creating a turnover behind the Edmonton net eventually became a goal when Oilers forward Benoit Pouliots clear attempt smacked off Sheary and by Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot.I dont know who whacked it, but it ended up in the back of the net, Sheary said.The Penguins won their fourth straight and remained unbeaten in regulation (6-0-1) while also praising McDavid and the upstart Oilers, who are atop the Pacific Division by playing a blazing end-to-end game that dares opponents to keep up. McDavids line provided all three goals, with Jordan Eberle getting two and Patrick Maroon getting the other, all on set-ups by McDavid.He doesnt need a lot of time and space, Crosby said. Its one thing to kind of watch games and see it, but out there you can really tell he needs no time and space at all. If youre even with him, youre in big trouble so you better make sure youre a step ahead.The Penguins took a 1-0 lead 1:557 in on Shearys goal before McDavid went to work proving what the fuss was all about.dddddddddddd He kickstarted a mini 2-on-1 with Eberle and slipped a short crossing pass to his teammate that Eberle buried over Murrays glove 14:23 into the first. McDavid was a blur less than three minutes later, racing into the Pittsburgh zone then weaving his way around defenseman Brian Dumoulin before finding Maroon.Theyre quick, theres no question, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. They play a similar game to us. I thought we handled it just fine. I thought the pace of the game was fast. It was an exciting game to be a part of.The Penguins, fresh off a 3-0-1 road trip fueled by a resurgent Crosby, briefly found themselves flat-footed trying to keep pace. Talbot turned away a 4-on-1 break to set up an Edmonton rush that ended with Eberle skating in alone on Murray before sending the puck past the sprawled goaltender.Pittsburgh recovered to tie it, with Hagelin burying a rebound late in the second to bring the Penguins within a goal and Malkin tying it 5:33 into the third with a backhand deflection. The Penguins kept the pressure up late, resulting in Shearys second of the night and third of the season.Theyre never out of a game, McDavid said. You can be up 3-1, but they have so much offensive firepower and they can find a way either way, no matter what.Game notes Pittsburgh has three third-period comeback wins, tied for the most in the league. ... The Penguins scratched F Tom Kuhnhackl and Ds Chad Ruhwedel and Steve Olesky. ... Edmonton scratched Fs Zack Kassian and Taylor Beck and D Dillon Simpson. ... The Penguins went 0 for 3 on the power play. The Oilers were 0 for 2. .. Pittsburgh has a 12-game unbeaten streak (9-0-3) against the Oilers dating back to Dec. 5, 2007.UP NEXTEdmonton: Returns home to face Dallas on Friday.Penguins: Continue three-game homestand on Thursday against Minnesota. ' ' '