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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo
Fifa should ban Henry for the next 3 competitive internationals. They go on about fair play and respect, so let's see them administer a punishment like they would do so if he had stamped on someone and not been spotted by the ref.
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Well it's not the same as if he stamped on someone. There was no violence there, he handled the ball, and it's not a fair comparison.
The match ban, or a rematch, opens a can of worms because then what about other times when a rule of the game is broken leading to an unfair goal? I think video replays are better because this kind of thing won't be eradicated otherwise, it's not the first time a player has attempted to control a difficult ball with their hands.
By the way it's been reported as if qualification was a sure thing until that goal. France had regained a foothole in the match after Keane missed that one on one chance. They barely featured in the last 10 minutes and in extra time. Also, before than goal Ireland needed 1 goal to go though, afterwards they needed one goal to go though. Henry's handball meant it didn't get to penalties is all. It was a con, very unfair, but it's not as if Ireland had it in the bag.