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World Cup Qualifier - France vs Ireland

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Makaveli's Food & Liquor:
When you watch it in full speed not in slow motion where everything always looks way worse then it is, to me it looks instinctive and i bet 9/10 players would have done the same, and even if the goal had of been disallowed and it went to penalties it would have been a huge task for ROI to win a penalty shootout away in Paris, im not saying they wouldn't of won it but what i meant by my previous post is the way that all the media are making it seem like ROI would've automatically won if that goal hadn't happened which to me is complete bollocks

And all this talk of their being a replay means nothing, it was obvious Fifa always wanted France to win, they showed that by ranking the playoff matches

MediumL:
Nah he did that deliberately and it was the way he celebrated as though it was just that was sickening. The worst thing though is that it was Henry and I respected (as did a lot of people). This incident will tarnish his legacy and anything France do at the WC.

No Ireland wouldn't have automatically won the game if Henry hadn't handballed it but at least the game would have been played out fairly. The Irish dominated the game and whos to say the French team that were already stuttering under the pressure (and displayed the weakness in WC final at penalties) wouldn't have fluffed all their spot kicks under pressure.

Invincible:
I agree with what Trapattoni said in todays conference. He said that the game shouldn't have gone into extra time in the first place, basically saying that there shouldn't be extra time in a 2 legged match. Basically it should go straight to penalties. If you think about it, its right. If Ireland had of equalised, they would of gone through on away goals, but they get half an hour more away time than France did. Obviously that would be the same for any match in any competition with 2 legs. I think they should go straight to penalties after the 180 minutes are up. I'm not saying this because I feel for Ireland, I'm saying this because I think Trapattoni is correct.

Shallow:

--- Quote from: SPARETREALZZZZ on November 18, 2009, 07:57:43 PM ---LOL damn. But seriously why is Henry getting all this hate and Maradona got a free pass?

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Because Diego called it his greatest goal ever, on account of it beating a cheater by cheating. You gotta love that.

Leggy Hendrix:
whatever way you look at it the goal should've been chalked off, the linesman on the far side had a clear view of the handball

hard luck to ireland imo, but it looks like whats done is done, as FIFA have announced there is no way the match will be replayed  8)

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