Well? Among all the furore surrounding the perfectly illegal handball by Thierry Henry in the recent Ireland-France match, people forget about those darned unlucky Norwegians! The only team to finish second in their group during the UEFA federation qualification process and not get a play off spot for their troubles. Ireland may have been undone by a handball from a French legend, but at least they were given 180 minutes more than the Norwegians to try and qualify.
Poor Norway probably think THEY should be the ones who played France as they should have had the same opportunity as everybody else who finished second in qualifying. The 8th and 9th placed of the runner ups should have battled it out in a match of mediocrity for the right to be cheated out of an unlikely spot in South Africa. But they weren’t even given that luxury. Instead they’ll have to sail down the Norwegian fjords in the Scandinavian summer, licking their wounds while others gallavant around playing football. They’re the real losers in this scenario.
