Irish ask Fifa for France replay
The Football Association of Ireland has lodged a complaint with Fifa asking for their World Cup play-off against France to be replayed.
Republic of Ireland were beaten 2-1 on aggregate after France won with goal scored when captain Thierry Henry handled the ball in the build-up.
Fifa insisted its disciplinary code says referees’ decisions “are final”.
And the situation took on a political aspect as the Irish and French prime ministers disagreed over the matter.
Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen called on Fifa, football’s world governing body, to order a replay, saying he would raise the issue with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at a Brussels summit.
But France’s Prime Minister Francois Fillon responded that the Irish government should not interfere in footballing decisions.
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