Henry handball leads to cruel Republic World Cup exit."I'm sure it gets mentioned all the time to him." "When you do something like that as a big player, you're going to get the consequences and I'm sure he hasn't lived it down since," added Keane. Keane scored the Republic's goal in the second leg in Paris which levelled up the play-off after France's 1-0 win in Dublin, before Henry's extraordinary intervention set up William Gallas' extra-time clinching goal for France as Giovanni Trapattoni's Irish side missed out on qualification in hugely controversial fashion. "I wish there was VAR then, it would have been a lot easier. If it had favoured the Irish side well you can imagine how people would have felt and reacted here, the French media, the French team, the FA, everyone."Ten years, is it? Wow!" Robbie Keane told FAI TV. And then at the end we achieved the qualification in this particular way thanks to a referee's mistake. "The Irish were really great, they played brilliantly and we played poorly. It happened on our side, in our favour, but sometimes in history it goes against you. We played poorly and it came down to a referee's mistake, but that's the way it went.
"The federation's president and the coach and all of us involved feel that it was a bitter qualification. "What they decide we have to do and they have ruled it will not be replayed. "FIFA is the ruler of the game and we have to abide by what they say," an FFF spokesman said. Today, the France Football Federation have tried to draw a line under the affair. The FAI had claimed there was a precedent because Fifa ordered Uzbekistan to replay Bahrain in 2006 World Cup qualifier after the referee made a "technical error" after a penalty had been awarded. The referee may only change a decision on realising that it is incorrect or, at his discretion, on the advice of an assistant referee or the fourth official, provided that he has not restarted play or terminated the match."
The wording of Law 5 of the Laws of the Game states: "The decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with play, including whether or not a goal is scored and the result of the match, are final. You have to have a rule that says the referee's judgment is always right."
You cannot replay the match on this basis. Law 5 states that a referee's decision on points of fact are final. If it was replayed then every match in the future would also be subject to these calls for a replay any time a referee misses an incident. To do so would cause absolute chaos for football.
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But Fifa have responded, categorically denying the Irish any hopes of a rematch.Ī statement this morning read: "Fifa has today, 20 November 2009, replied to the request made by the Football Association of Ireland to replay the 2010 Fifa World Cup play-off match held on 18 November 2009 between France and the Republic of Ireland in Paris. The FIA had written to football's governing body and the French FA to formally request a replay after Thierry Henry's clear handball led to the deciding goal in extra time. Ireland's hopes of being granted a replay of their controversial World Cup qualifier play-off second leg with France have collapsed after Fifa ruled out the possibility of re-staging the match. Barry Glendenning shares his thoughts on Thierry Henry's handball.
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