The Football Association of Ireland has lodged a formal complaint with Fifa over France's controversial goal.
Irish authorities call for game to be replayed
The Football Association of Ireland has lodged a formal complaint with Fifa over France's controversial goal in their World Cup play-off defeat.
Thierry Henry's blatant handball led to William Gallas' decisive goal in Paris as France salvaged a 1-1 draw to go through 2-1 on aggregate.
The goal has sparked outrage across Europe with Ireland's Justice Minister Dermot Ahern and assistant Republic of Ireland coach Liam Brady among those calling for the game to replayed.
The FAI has now urged Fifa to order a replay of the game after the goal 'damaged the integrity of the sport'.
"The blatantly incorrect decision by the referee to award the goal has damaged the integrity of the sport and we now call on Fifa, as the world governing body for our sport, to organise for this match to be replayed," read an FAI statement.
"There is precedent for the invalidation of such results. In 2005, the Bureau of the Fifa World Cup organising committee reached a decision to invalidate the result of a World Cup qualification match between Uzbekistan and Bahrain on the basis of a 'technical error by the referee of the match'.
"The Football Association of Ireland is hoping that Fifa and its Disciplinary Committee will, on behalf of football fans worldwide, act in a similar fashion so that the standards of fair play and integrity can be protected."
Fifa say they have yet to receive an official request from the FAI.
The world governing did say however the referee's decision is final and they would not comment on decisions taken by match officials.
A Fifa statement said: "Law 5 of the Laws of the Game state that: The decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with play, including whether or not a goal is scored and the result of the match, are final. The referee may only change a decision on realising that it is incorrect or, at his discretion, on the advice of an assistant referee or the fourth official, provided that he has not restarted play or terminated the match."
