For those that do not know soccer, "la furia de futbol", things get steamy, Honduras and El Salvador had a war, over a qualifier, several suicides from some fans favorite teams getting relegated, from what i remember hearing in the news at the time of the event, when i had a regular life

Testing my memory, below is AI, the President of the losing team asked the French president to withdraw his country, as an honorable thing, over a controversial play, that is what i remember from the news, going into the 2010 South Africa World Cup.  What happened today has had some precedent, i.e. the below, also the American was holding the opponent's jersey, which i thought was  a yellow, why do the players, ever need to use their hands, other than the goalies, in their own area?  Ripping jerseys, grabbing an opponent, automatic yellow, it should be, they NEVER need to use their hands during regular play, but it is not called.  See the hypocrisy?  

Only, if u land, and u need to brace yourself to ease ur fall.  Maybe u grab as u land, accidently, sometimes there are exceptions, i reiterate, it helps to keep this in perspective.  They NEVER need to use their hands generally playing, save for throw ins, but u grab the ball, from across the line, they should be more strict with the grabbing jerseys, maybe only the goal keeper if he misses, and grabs by a mistake.  And as the players keep getting away with it, others do it, same with hitting someone in the face, as in u didn't call it on them, so do not call it on me.

They did not overturn this, the below, the usa has the world's greatest economy, the Republic of Ireland does not, there is the difference, and an illuminati president.

The Irish leader contacted the French president in 2009 to demand a replay of the controversial World Cup qualifying match after Thierry Henry's blatant handball. The highly contentious play led to France's winning goal, eliminating Ireland from the 2010 World Cup. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

In November 2009, Republic of Ireland Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Brian Cowen met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at an EU summit in Brussels. Cowen raised the issue and formally requested that the match be replayed in the interest of fair play, as the handball was clearly missed by the referee. [1, 2, 3]

President Sarkozy, however, refused to intervene, stating: "Do not ask me to stand in for the referee of the game". Following this, the Football Association of Ireland lodged an official complaint with FIFA, which was subsequently rejected, locking in France's qualification. The fallout from the suspicious play—often compared to Diego Maradona's "Hand of God"—ultimately led to a £3.6 million (€5 million) settlement from FIFA to the Irish association to prevent further legal action. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

If you would like to know more about this historic controversy, let me know if you want to explore:

• Thierry Henry's personal reaction and statements following the match
• The full timeline of the FIFA payout to Ireland