Barcelona striker Thierry Henry has admitted that he did handle the ball in the build-up to the goal that sent France through to next summer's World Cup finals in South Africa at the Republic of Ireland's expense.
The former Arsenal star handled Florent Malouda's long ball into the box, before crossing for William Gallas to head the ball home.
The extra-time goal meant the play-off second leg clash ended 1-1 on the night, with Giovanni Trapattoni's team losing out following their 1-0 first leg defeat in Dublin on Saturday.
Henry admitted after the game:"Yes, there is a handball but I am not the referee.
"I'm in the box, there are two defenders in front of me. The ball bounced off my hand, the referee did not see it and I played on.
"It doesn't change anything to the fact that I'm happy we have qualified."
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