4. Thierry Henry Vs. Republic of Ireland
In the first leg of the qualifiers, France had managed to beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0 in Dublin. The second leg in Paris was set to determine who would progress to the FIFA World Cup. In the 33rd minute, Robbie Keane equaled the aggregate score for the Green Army in the second fixture. However, there wasn’t much goal action, and the scored remained the same until the 90th minute. In added time, in the 103rd minute, France got a free kick, and Florent Malouda lobbed a ball to Thierry Henry from the halfway line.
Because of the awkwardness in the ball’s position, he deliberately handled the ball before crossing it to the unmanned William Gallas to head straight to goal. Later on, it became public knowledge that the France goal wasn’t just a case of double handball, but, it had been taken in an offside position. Tragically, Ireland missed out on the South Africa, 2010 FIFA World Cup.