Football: World Cup 2010 Play-Offs second leg

Anti-riot forces stand guard ahead of the 2010 World Cup qualification play-off match between Egypt and Algeria in Khartoum. Sudan's security forces threw a tight security cordon around Khartoum to prevent violence between fans of Algeria and Egypt Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA

Algeria's Rafik Halliche attempts to block Imad Metaab's shot Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images

Algeria's goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi punches the ball clear whilst under pressure Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

Algeria's Rafik Saifi, right, celebrates with his teammates after their momentus victory Photograph: Nasser Nasser/AP

Egypt's Mohammed Shawki comforts goalkeeper Essam al-Hadary as the realisation of defeat sinks in Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images

Ukraine fans let off flares and cheer on their team as they take on Greece at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images

Greece's Loukas Vyntra leaps over the sliding challenge of Ukraine's Yaroslav Rakitsky Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images

Ukraine's Anatoliy Tymoschuk skips past Greece's Georgios Samaras Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

Theofanis Gekas celebrates after the final whistle is blown and Greece are on their way to South Africa Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

Ukraine's striker and captain Andriy Shevchenko cries after Greece's victory. The defeat means that the veteran has been denied a chance to appear in one last World Cup finals Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

Bosnia-Herzegovina's fans are in fine voice in the Bilino Polje stadium in Zenica Photograph: Oleg Popov/Reuters

Edin Dzeko slips a shot past Eduardo but alas it also goes wide of the goal Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images

Portugal's Raul Meireles rifles a right foot shot to open the scoring Photograph: Amel Emric/AP

And then celebrates with his team mates Photograph: Radu Sigheti/Reuters

Portugal's Nani keeps the ball away from Bosnia's Sanel Jahic Photograph: Radu Sigheti/Reuters

Portugal's Bruno Alves and Bosnia's Miralem Pjanic go up for a header Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images

Portugal's Pepe hacks down Zlatan Muslimovic Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images

Upset at the defeat, a young Bosnia Herzegovina fan burns a Portugal scarf Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images

Slovenia's Miso Brecko shields the ball from Russia's Jurij Zirkov Photograph: Hrvoje Polan/AFP/Getty Images

The referee shows the red card to Russia's Alexander Kerzhakov after a violent clash with Slovenia goalkeeper Samir Handanovicas Photograph: HRVOJE POLAN/AFP/Getty Images

Slovenia's goalscorer Zlatko Dedic celebrates their 1-0 victory after the final whistle blows Photograph: Darko Bandic/AP

Whereas the reaction of Guus Hiddink, Russia's head coach, is the complete opposite as he contemplates his inability to lead another team to the World Cup finals Photograph: Ivan Sekretarev/AP

The French fans are in an upbeat mood before kick-off Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

As are the Irish fans, as only being a goal down from the first leg, they know that they are still in with a good chance of qualification Photograph: Mike Egerton/Empics Sport

Brave goalkeeping as Hugo Lloris dives at the feet of Robbie Keane to punch the ball away from Ireland striker Robbie Keane Photograph: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters

Sebastien Squillaci goes up for a header with John O'Shea, left, and Liam Lawrence Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

Thierry Henry stretches to control the ball as John O'Shea looks on Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images

Thirty three minutes into the game and there's some brilliant play down the left by Kevin Kilbane and Damien Duff, who carve open the French rearguard with a marvellous one-two that sends Duff to the byline with the ball at his feet. He picks out Robbie Keane with a diagonal pull-back and the captain smashes a low drive past Lloris into the bottom right-hand corner Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters

And then celebrates the goal his team-mates Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images

Nicolas Anelka drags the ball back to evade the challenge of Richard Dunne Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

Towards the end of the first period of extra time, William Gallas nods a Thierry Henry cross home from six inches. A free-kick from the French half was lofted into the Ireland penalty area, broke for Henry who controlled it with his hand ... twice ... then flicked it across the face of goal for Gallas to head home. That's a travesty, there. There were two players offside when thev ball was played in and Henry's handball was obvious enough to send Shay Given and several other players tearing out to the ref to complain about it in the strongest possible terms Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters

Ireland's coach Giovanni Trappatoni can't believe it Photograph: Laurent Rebours/AP

Republic of Ireland's goalkeeper Shay Given tries to persuade the referee Martin Hansson that Henry deliberately handled the ball and the goal shouldn't stand. This incident will surely re-ignite the video replay debate Photograph: Francois Mori/AP

Thierry Henry seems oblivious to the raging controversy as he celebrates at the end of France's victory Photograph: Francois Mori/AP

Which is a complete contrast to the devastation felt by Damien Duff Photograph: Michael Mayhew/Sportsphoto

Dejected fans can't believe that Ireland have been robbed of a place at the 2010 World Cup Finals Photograph: Mike Egerton/Empics Sport