2010 France Home – Thierry Henry #12 M

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was a deeply disappointing and turbulent campaign for France, and it marked the final tournament in the legendary international career of Thierry Henry. Though wearing the iconic #12 jersey, Henry played only a minor role as internal conflict and poor performances saw Les Bleus eliminated in the group stage.

🏆 France’s 2010 World Cup Summary (Group A)

• ⚖️ 0–0 vs Uruguay

• ❌ 0–2 vs Mexico

• ❌ 1–2 vs South Africa
  ➡️ Eliminated in Group Stage (1 point, 4th in group)

⚽ Thierry Henry’s Role

• Position: Forward

• Caps during tournament: 2 (substitute appearances)

• Goals: 0

• Minutes played: 54 total

• Entered vs. Mexico and South Africa but was largely uninvolved

• This tournament was his final appearance for France

Henry left the national team with 123 caps and 51 goals, finishing as France’s all-time leading scorer at the time.

🇫🇷 France 2010 World Cup Final Squad

Coach: Raymond Domenech

Goalkeepers:

• Hugo Lloris (#1)

• Steve Mandanda (#16)

• Cédric Carrasso (#23)

Defenders:

• Patrice Evra (#3)

• Eric Abidal (#3)

• William Gallas (#10)

• Bacary Sagna (#2)

• Sébastien Squillaci (#13)

• Anthony Réveillère (#15)

• Gaël Clichy (#17)

Midfielders:

• Jérémy Toulalan (#14)

• Abou Diaby (#18)

• Lassana Diarra (withdrawn due to illness)

• Alou Diarra (#19)

• Florent Malouda (#7)

• Yoann Gourcuff (#8)

Forwards:

• Thierry Henry (#12)

• Nicolas Anelka (#21)

• Franck Ribéry (#22)

• Sidney Govou (#20)

• André-Pierre Gignac (#9)

• Mathieu Valbuena (#6)

• Djibril Cissé (#11)