Republic of Ireland vs Denmark: Ten years on from Thierry Henry’s infamous handball, Mick McCarthy’s men are eyeing redemption with Euro 2020 in sight

Mick McCarthy’s men go into the Euro 2020 qualifier with the added incentive of it being the 10th anniversary of the infamous Thierry Henry handball which shattered their World Cup dreams.

While McCarthy’s men are guaranteed a spot in the play-offs in March, they will want to get the job done in front of a bumper crowd in Dublin.

Below, talkSPORT.com looks at how that that controversial night in 2009 has been forever etched into Ireland’s sporting folklore…

The build-up

Still feeling aggrieved at FIFA’s decision to change its mind over seeding the play-offs, Giovanni Trapattoni’s men had headed into the first game of their two-legged play-off in confident mood. However, they were disappointing in Dublin and went down to Nicolas Anelka’s lone strike to leave the French with the upper hand.