Thierry Henry was caught between a rock and a hard place during Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal pitting France against Belgium, and many got in a good laugh at his expense.
Henry, a French football legend but now an assistant coach for Belgium, saw his new side fall 1-0 to France in the pivotal match. With the French making their first World Cup final since Henry led them there in 2006, Twitter had some jokes about the mixed feelings that he must have been experiencing.
Thierry Henry right now… #FRABEL #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/j4uBgoDFPw
— Anthony Derbyshire (@antsd1970) July 10, 2018
Thierry Henry sneaking in to the french changing rooms at full-time…#FRABEL#FRA pic.twitter.com/RGzeTHVYwf
— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) July 10, 2018
Thierry Henry is an assistant coach for Belgium… Hess how he feels about France winning 1-0 over Belgium to go the World Cup final pic.twitter.com/kGJ12yozGk
— Stri:(a (@StrikaNation24_) July 10, 2018
Thierry Henry: We're losing. I've to do something.
Inner Henry: LOL NO! #Worldcup #FRABEL pic.twitter.com/s3Ajwaibsf— N (@LoyalFirmino) July 10, 2018
Thierry Henry on the Belgium bench rn pic.twitter.com/2suJEGe6IR
— Bruh Report (@BruhReport) July 10, 2018
Thierry Henry after the game
(: @Skricardi ) pic.twitter.com/vI3vvg2Ioq— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) July 10, 2018
Thierry Henry right now pic.twitter.com/ITr1iHzvNm
— World Cup (@FlFAWC2018) July 10, 2018
Thierry Henry popping into the French locker room in 20 minutes to celebrate #FRABEL #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/SBFsbi5XTp
— Saladin ???????? (@KillaKam1947) July 10, 2018
Henry, France’s all-time leading goalscorer and a key figure in their only World Cup victory in 1998, has been an assistant for Belgium since 2016.
The 40-year-old got taunted before the match by one of France’s current stars, but he probably isn’t too torn up about his beloved home country advancing to a World Cup final, even if it came at the expense of his present-day team.
