It’s a decade since Henry’s handball in Paris denied the Republic of Ireland a place at the World Cup. For both sets of players, it was a night they will never forget
The Republic of Ireland head into a Euro 2020 qualification battle with Denmark on Monday evening on the 10th anniversary of the infamous Thierry Henry handball which shattered their World Cup dreams.
France boss Didier Deschamps denied that his team’s lacklustre display in the 2-1 victory over Moldova was down to Les Blues having already qualified for Euro 2020.
Olivier Giroud’s late penalty saw France move to the top of Euro 2020 qualifying Group H with a 2-1 victory against stubborn Moldova at Stade de France.
