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France captain Thierry Henry
has agreed a replay against
Ireland would be the fairest
solution to the controversy
surrounding the teams' World
Cup play-off. The striker
handled the ball in the
buildup to William Gallas's
goal in Wednesday's 1-1
second-leg draw in Paris,
earning France a 2-1 aggregate
win and sending them through
to next year's finals in South
Africa. "Naturally I feel
embarrassed at the way we won
and feel extremely sorry for
the Irish who definitely
deserve to be in South
Africa," Henry said in a
statement. Henry's statement
was issued after world
soccer's governing body FIFA
rejected the Football
Association of Ireland's
appeal to replay the match.
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