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Blatter: Not Henry's duty to tell ref of handball...playoff. Henry handled the ball in the lead-up to William Gallas' equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Stade de France on Nov. 18 that gave France a 2-1 aggregate win and a place at next year's World Cup at the expense of the Irish. Blatter was... In this article: Sepp Blatter, Thierry Henry, L'Equipe, World Cup, William Gallas, Barcelona, Paris, Ireland, and France |
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washingtonpost.com | November 20, 2009
France rule out replay of controversial World Cup playoff
France rule out replay of controversial World Cup playoff PARIS (Reuters) - The French Football Federation (FFF) has ruled out a replay of their controversial World Cup playoff against Ireland, saying on Friday world governing body FIFA's...
In this article: FIFA, Thierry Henry, World Cup, France, Paris, French Football Federation, William Gallas, and Republic of Ireland
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Miami Herald - 5-minute Herald | 16 hours ago
Barca-Real Madrid more riveting than ever
...Casillas and Xabi Alonso. Barca, which beat Real Madrid 6-2 last season, features Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thierry Henry, whose hand ball helped France knock Ireland out of World Cup contention last week. ``It's difficult to play...
In this article: Real Madrid, Landon Donovan, FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Ronaldo, Bruce Arena, Sergio Aguero, Lionel Messi, and Champions League
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Gallas overtime goal puts France in World Cup
...Cup SAINT-DENIS, France -- France qualified for its fourth consecutive World Cup when officials missed an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry that led to William Gallas' overtime goal in a 1-1 tie against Ireland on Wednesday night. With...
In this article: Thierry Henry, William Gallas, Giovanni Trapattoni, France, Robbie Keane, Raymond Domenech, World Cup, Shay Given, and Hugo Lloris
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Telegraph.co.uk - Football | 2 days ago
Sean St Ledger hopes France fail in 2010 World Cup after Thierry Henry handball
...hopes France fail in 2010 World Cup after Thierry Henry handball Republic of Ireland defender Sean St Ledger is wishing France the worst of luck in the World Cup. Anger management: Sean St Ledger (left) fears France may go on and win...
In this article: Sean St Ledger, Thierry Henry, World Cup, France, FIFA, 2010 World Cup, Nicolas Anelka, Sepp Blatter, Robbie Keane, and Gordon Strachan
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FIFA rejects call to replay France v Ireland playoff
...handled the ball when setting up William Gallas's extra-time equalizer in Wednesday's 1-1 draw in Paris that sent France to the World Cup with a 2-1 aggregate win. However, as was widely expected, FIFA wasted little time in rejecting the...
In this article: FIFA, Republic of Ireland, France, World Cup, Brian Cowen, Irish government, Giovanni Trapattoni, William Gallas, Thierry Henry, and Nicolas Sarkozy
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The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.
The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.
In the 18 tournaments held, seven nations have won the title. Brazil, the only team to have played in every tournament, have won it a record five times. The current World Champions, Italy, follow with four titles, while Germany hold three. The other former champions are Uruguay (who won the inaugural tournament) and Argentina with two titles each, and England and France with one title each.
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