World Cup Qualifying: Henry’s “Hand of God” Sends France to South Africa
Soccer, Video, World Cup November 18th. 2009, 6:00pmAn offside Thierry Henry handed the ball blatantly, before flicking it to William Gallas for a header in extra-time. France beat Ireland 2-1 as Irish chants of “Cheat, Cheat” punctured the background. Sportsmanship would dictate the match be replayed. It will strengthen calls for video replay.
Algeria beat Egypt 1-0, taking the final African place. Slovenia held off Russia 1-0 to pull off the upset and keep Andrei Arshavin out of the World Cup. Portugal beat Bosnia 1-0 to assure Cristiano Ronaldo a palce. Greece scored away at Ukraine to win 1-0, ensuring at least three painful to watch matches.
Uruguay take a 1-0 lead into the home leg against Costa Rica for the final place, starting now.
24 Responses to “World Cup Qualifying: Henry’s “Hand of God” Sends France to South Africa”
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November 18th, 2009 at 6:08 PM
cameroon should get their own post. who the fuck doesnt love cameroon?
November 18th, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Can’t tell whether or not he was offside from that video, and describing that as blatant is quite and exaggeration.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:08 PM
A lot of 1-0 games. Riveting.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:09 PM
*an
November 18th, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Sorry, 1-nil. Forgot I was commenting on a futbol post.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:09 PM
that was blatant, cassino. He did it twice.
And whoever it was that hit it before Henry was offisdes as well. That whole thing was fucking bullshit.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Terrible way to win the game. Now we get to watch France not advance from the group stages at the world cup. Awesome
November 18th, 2009 at 6:11 PM
How is it not blatant? You see the ball hit his hand. Physically impossible for Henry to control that without handling it.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:11 PM
tough day to be both French and Irish
November 18th, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Who knew the SEC refs were moonlighting as Soccer refs.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:16 PM
how many african teams make it?
November 18th, 2009 at 6:16 PM
All my Irish friends are PISSED right now. i’m not going to a pub for weeks until they settle down…
November 18th, 2009 at 6:19 PM
5 – Ivory Coast, Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana – Also South Africa qualified automatically as host
November 18th, 2009 at 6:21 PM
That whole thing was fucking bullshit.
I agree, fuck France. They’re garbage this time around anyway.
how many african teams make it?
I think it’s 5, like all other regions.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:26 PM
wow the draw is in a couple weeks? crazy.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Hey guys, is it still ok to use this meme?
November 18th, 2009 at 6:43 PM
I needed another reason to start hating the French. I was raised on WWII stories, which morphed into how in the name of hell could they recognize Jerry Lewis as the greatest ever, but I hit a lull.
Now, I’ve got some haterade again.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:49 PM
what an abomination
November 18th, 2009 at 7:02 PM
EPLTalk has a great screengrab here
November 18th, 2009 at 7:03 PM
When isn’t it?
/History’d
November 18th, 2009 at 7:25 PM
Another instance in a long history of the Irish getting screwed.
November 18th, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Lame sport. As in rugby – soccer needs side judges to help officiate. It just makes me laugh harder at this sport.
November 18th, 2009 at 8:04 PM
Doesn’t football have side judges, too? All this time I didn’t think it was lame – fuck!
November 19th, 2009 at 9:00 AM
bullshit goal