It was a blatant hand ball. Thierry Henry has set up a bad example or is just following Maradona's example. (Cheaters! Crooks!)
Even so, the referee and his assistants have got it wrong.T
The F.A has banned Alex Ferguson from the touchline for the remarks made towads Alan Wiley. FIFA also trusts the fitness of its referees.
In the case of Thierry Henry's goal, the assistant referee's view might have been blocked by the number of players on the Irish goal line, but had the referee been fit, he would have been around at the time Henry handled the ball and he shouldn't have allowed the goal.
A team that doesn't deserve to be in the World Cup finals will be making the trip to South Africa while the real heroes will be watching the competition from the 'comfort' or 'discomfort' of their homes.