Paul Pogba reacted to criticism from coach Didier Deschamps last week to hit the winner for France in their Group A clash in Holland.

Pogba strode forward on the half hour and hit a fierce 30-yarder past Dutch Keeper Maarten Stekelenburg.

Hugo Lloris late save from a Memphis depay shot helped secure the points.

In other Group A action, goals from Ola Toivonen, Oscar Hiljemark and Victor Lindelof gave Sweden a 3-0 home victory over Bulgaria, while Belarus drew 1-1 with Luxembourg at home.Group B leaders Switzerland stayed perfect with a 2-1 win in Andorra thanks to a first-half penalty from Fabian Schar and a late header from Admir Mehmedi header.

Minnows Andorra pulled one back late on but the Swiss held on.

Andre Silva notched a first-half hat-trick as Portugal eased to a 6-0 win against the Faroe Islands.

Cristiano Ronaldo also got on the score sheet with a long-range shot on 65 minutes.

Belgium also hit six, with Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke grabbing a hat-trick including the fastest ever World Cup Qualifying goal after just seven seconds.

Elsewhere, Edin Dzeko was at the double with goals in the 70th and 80th minute as Bosnia-Herzegovina downed Cyprus 2-0 in Group H.