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#REDIRECT [[2009 Republic of Ireland v France football matches#Handball incident]] |
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The '''Hand of Frog''' is a nickname given to a [[Goal (sport)|goal]] set up by [[Thierry Henry]] in the [[2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_-_UEFA_Second_Round|France-Ireland World Cup qualification game]] on November 18, 2009. <!-- <ref>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=3066&art_id=iol1258613202873K124</ref> --> <ref name="TheAge_Sport_Soccer_19Nov2009_HandofFrog">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/11/19/1258219918910.html|title=Hand of Frog rules while Guus misses out|date=2009-11-19|publisher=[[The Age]]|language=English|accessdate=19 November 2009}}</ref><ref name="CourierMail_Sport_Soccer_19Nov2009_ThierryHenryamits cheating">{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26370875-10389,00.html|title= Thierry Henry amits cheating with handball to qualify France for World Cup A|date=2009-11-19|publisher=[[Courier-Mail]]|language=English|accessdate=19 November 2009}}</ref><ref name="Ouest-France_Sports_19Novembre2009_ByTenFeetandOneHand">{{cite news|url=http://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/une_foot_detail_-Qualification-des-Bleus-au-Mondial.-Des-pieds-et-d-une-main_40394-1159837_actu.Htm|title=Qualification des Bleus au Mondial. Des pieds et d'une main|date=2009-11-19|publisher=[[Ouest-France]]|language=French|accessdate=19 November 2009}}</ref><ref name="TheStar_19Nov2009_HandofFrog">{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.co.za/?fArticleId=5252588|title=Cheated by the 'Hand of Frog'|last=LEBOGANG|first=SEALE|date=2009-11-19|publisher=[[The Star (South Africa)]]|language=English|accessdate=19 November 2009}}</ref><ref name="NYTimes_Sports_19Nov2009_France'sHenryGetsHandSlapped">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/11/19/sports/sports-us-soccer-world-france.html|title=France's Henry Gets Hand Slapped |last=[[Reuters]]|date=2009-11-19|publisher=[[New York Times]]|language=English|accessdate=19 November 2009}}</ref> |
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The goal, in extra time, qualified [[France national football team|France]] for the [[2010 World Cup]].<ref name="DailyTelegraph_Sports_Football_19Nov2009_ThierryHenryadmitstohandball">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/republicofireland/6599687/Thierry-Henry-admits-to-handball-that-defeated-Ireland-in-World-Cup-play-off.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/republicofireland/6599687/Thierry-Henry-admits-to-handball-that-defeated-Ireland-in-World-Cup-play-off.html|title=Thierry Henry admits to handball that defeated Ireland in World Cup play-off|last=Ogden|first=Mark|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|language=English|accessdate=19 November 2009}}</ref>. |
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Henry admitted after the game that he had [[Association_football#Misconduct|handballed]], but asserted that it was up to the referee to decide the outcome of the match.<!-- <ref>http://www.henryisacheat.com </ref> --><ref name="CourierMail_Sport_Soccer_19Nov2009_ThierryHenryamits cheating"/><ref name="DailyTelegraph_Sports_Football_19Nov2009_ThierryHenryadmitstohandball"/><ref name="TheAge_Sport_Soccer_19Nov2009_HandofFrog"/><ref name="TheStar_19Nov2009_HandofFrog"/> |
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The incident has been compared to [[Diego Maradona|Maradona]]'s infamous [[Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-final)|"Hand of God" goal]] in the [[1986 World Cup]], which led to the nickname.<ref name="TheAge_Sport_Soccer_19Nov2009_HandofFrog"/><ref name="CourierMail_Sport_Soccer_19Nov2009_ThierryHenryamits cheating"/><ref name="NYTimes_Sports_19Nov2009_France'sHenryGetsHandSlapped"/><ref name="TheAge_Sport_Soccer_20Nov2009_MichaelLynch_">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/soccer/strongmichael-lynchstrong/2009/11/19/1258219924214.html|title=French handiwork warrants a FIFA suspension|last=Lynch|first=Michael|date=2009-11-20|publisher=[[The Age]]|accessdate=20 November 2009}}</ref> |
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