Cheating French and a victory that was not desrved

Dont take me wrong, I have nothing against the French. But I am upset with the soccer team of France. Why? Because yesterday they won the game in the world cup against Spain (3-1). But they did not deserve to win. In fact they only won because of the cheating of one French player (Thierry Henry), who pretended he was hit by a spaniard player. The Italian referee did not see the incident well and he believed the faking French player. That resulted in a free-kick that ended up in a goal for France. Up to that point Spain was playing better and the game was tied 1-1. The goal came at a critical moment (81 st minute) and changed everything.

I happened to be among the minority of Americans who understand soccer well and like and watch the game. Yesterday I was watching the France -Spain game and I ve seen in slow motion the specific incident. There is no question that the French player was NOT hit. He simply cheated and the best team, Spain, is now kicked out of the quarterfinals. What a shame. France did not deserve to advance. But Brazil will take care of them in the next round. Even if all the French players cheat altogether and the referee believes all of them, they still will not be able to win over Brazil.