[Europe] 2010 World Cup qualifying thread (13 Viewers)

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Gustav Wiederkehr Switzerland 1962 – 1972 WC 1962 1966

Artemio Franchi Italy 1972 – 1983 WC - 1970 1974 1978 1982

Jacques Georges France 1983 – 1990 WC - 1986

Lennart Johansson Sweden 1990 - 2007 WC 1990 ,1994,2002 ,2006.

Michel Platini France 2007 - present WC 2010


its always nice to have a uefa president from your country becoz the country always qualify for World cup.

 

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[IrishZebra]

So, Football as sport is dead, mabe I was too naive for the past few years, maybe I just hoped that there was still a place in this world where things happened on merit but alas I was wrong.

France had a bigger TV market, so they qualified by any means deemed necessery.

I'm not bitter, Ireland deserved to win that game, even with Capello Long Ball being the chosen style of play. That's of no consequence and at the end of the day only four things are aparent and not up for discussion:

1.UEFA/FIFA are scumbags, utter,utter scumbags, Platini is a disgrace to the Juve name (yes I remember Moggi etc.)

2.Ireland deserved it more than France and It's clear that they are better players than most give them credit for.

3.I was right to call Diarra the N word after the first match, the little thug commited 5 bookable offences and wasn't booked.

4.Thierry Henry, is not a man, he is a coniving, spineless, agincourt losing little cheat that I hope breaks his leg on the first day of the World Cup and has to retire.


I'll say no more on the matter, as I consider it closed, Ireland didn't qualify, I'm proud of the lads and distraught at what has happened to this once beautiful game.

 

[V]

I just saw Henry's "assists". Wow, that is disgusting.

 

[IrishZebra]

I just saw Henry's "assists". Wow, that is disgusting.

Welcome to the 'sport' of business.

 

[V]

Henry says handball was ref justice


Thierry Henry claimed any complaints over his handball for France's winning goal against the Republic of Ireland should be made to the referee.

Les Bleus qualified for the 2010 World Cup on Wednesday night amid huge controversy in the Stade de France in Paris.

The hosts were taken to extra-time by their Irish opponents after Robbie Keane scored the only goal in regulation time to level the play-off score at 1-1 on aggregate.

However, France gained the decisive goal in the 104th minutes.

Florent Malouda lobbed a free-kick into the box, two French players were offside, but the real injustice came as Henry clearly handled not once but twice before squaring for William Gallas to head in on the line

After the match, Henry himself admitted he had handled the ball but laid responsibility for the goal being allowed at the door of Swedish referee Martin Hansson and his fellow officials.

"It was a handball, but I'm not the ref," Henry said on BBC Radio Five Live.

"The ball hit my arm, fell in front of me and I played it. The ref allowed it. That's a question you should ask him."

Gallas claimed he did not know that Henry handled the ball in the build-up to his vital goal.

"It all happened so quickly," said Gallas. "I received the ball from Thierry. It happened so quickly that I couldn't see (if the ball hit his hand)."

France coach Raymond Domenech admitted his side had been pushed to the brink by Ireland before booking their passage to next summer's showpiece tournament.

"It was hard, laborious and indeed miraculous," he told French TV.

"I was sure we would make it though. My forecast was 1-1!"

Malouda was delighted with his side's progress to South Africa but expressed sympathy for the opposition.

He said: "I think Ireland had more opportunities and our keeper (Hugo Lloris) made really good saves.

"If it was 2-0 or 3-0, we couldn't have come back, so we were lucky.''

Malouda defended his team-mate Henry over the handball incident, but insisted on Sky Sports: "I didn't see it - I was really far (away).

"I took the free-kick - but I could see from the reactions that there was a problem.

"He (Henry) tried to score and maybe the ball touched his hand - the referee didn't see it, we have to see on the replay if there was a hand.

"Tonight we are really happy because we have reached the World Cup but we think about the Irish - it was really unlucky for them."

This is sad. You've got admission, video evidence and yet nothing will change. The ref will perhaps get a slap on the wrist and Henry a symbolic fine(probably not even that). I can't imagine what it feels to be Irish today.

 

[Azzurri7]

He didn't even apologize for this, really class. Removing the pressure off his shoulder and putting it on the ref.

 

[Juventino[RUS]]

Russia was killed by referee too......impossible stupid decision to show red card to our forward in moment, where is udinese gk slap him on face omg so ugly decision...........http://rutube.ru/tracks/2627301.html just look at this shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[V]

He didn't even apologize for this, really class. Removing the pressure off his shoulder and putting it on the ref.

Really classy indeed, from one of UNICEF's ambassadors.

 

[IrishZebra]

I can't imagine what it feels to be Irish today.

We're going to support England at the World Cup if they're agaisnt France.

I'm scared,so very scared.

 

[IrishZebra]

Russia was killed by referee too......impossible stupid decision to show red card to our forward in moment, where is udinese gk slap him on face omg so ugly decision...........http://rutube.ru/tracks/2627301.html just look at this shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you and I are of a kind,

 

[Dostoevsky]

Well done Platini.

 

[Ahmed]

Russia were already losing at that stage, it's not as if it changed the game

 

[IrishZebra]

Well done Platini.

He's no longer a Juventino in my eyes.

 

[V]

Russia was killed by referee too......impossible stupid decision to show red card to our forward in moment, where is udinese gk slap him on face omg so ugly decision...........http://rutube.ru/tracks/2627301.html just look at this shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sad day for football really.

We're going to support England at the World Cup if they're agaisnt France.

I'm scared,so very scared.

Ouch. That bad, huh? umpkin:

Really disappointed...

I didn't expect him to go to the ref and admit what he did but to at least apologize to the Irish fans for what he did, such a scumbag.

That would have been something.

 

[Juventino[RUS]]

Russia were already losing at that stage, it's not as if it changed the game

Lol it was only 65 minute and we needed just 1 goal + he must show red card to Handanovic!!!just watch video damn!!!!! Slovenia 10 men and 25 minutes for us was enough to score believe me!!!yes we werent great, but it's not fair red card!!!and In Fr-Ir game there was possibility of penalties if not henry cheater goal so there still was chance that france win......

 

[Azzurri7]

Really classy indeed, from one of UNICEF's ambassadors.

Really disappointed...

I didn't expect him to go to the ref and admit what he did but to at least apologize to the Irish fans for what he did, such a scumbag.

 

[IrishZebra]

Ouch. That bad, huh? umpkin:

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Yep, France are our new England

Really disappointed...

I didn't expect him to go to the ref and admit what he did but to at least apologize to the Irish fans for what he did, such a scumbag.

I expected him to admit he had done wrong, that's what a man does.

 

[Snoop]

I don't see any reason to apologize to be honest, he admitted what he done, and it' not his fault, it was referee's.

 

[IrishZebra]

I don't see any reason to apologize to be honest, he admitted what he done, and it' not his fault, it was referee's.

It is his fault for not admitting it their and then, you can't blame the ref if he didn't see it.

 

[V]

I don't see any reason to apologize to be honest, he admitted what he done, and it' not his fault, it was referee's.

He just switched the blame to the one officially responsible, the ref, he as a man admitting to nothing. A cowards way out. I hope France reach the final and lose to such a goal as they scored yesterday.