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Thierry Henry could be out for six weeks
Thierry Henry could be sidelined for six weeks with a groin injury _ missing France's final two World Cup qualifiers, the Associated Press reported. Henry, who missed Arsenal's 2-1 loss to Middlesbrough on Saturday, was hurt while playing for France in Wednesday's 1-0 World Cup qualifier over Ireland in Dublin. Henry scored the winning goal in that game. "I was told to take total rest and that could be for a month," Henry said in an interview with French sports daily L'Equipe. "I have been suffering with pain in my left groin for some while and I need to rest. I knew my body wasn't right and I do not want to copy what I did last year when I played on with an injury." Henry said he will miss Arsenal's Champions League opener against Thun on Wednesday. "It is, I think, the first time I have not played a Champions League match in three years," he said. "It's not easy to accept." Henry said he hoped to be back in mid-October, but wasn't sure if he would play in France's qualifiers against Switzerland on October 8 and Cyprus four days later. "Frankly, I don't know," he said. "At this time, with the information I have, I can't play for the French team." France is level with Group 4 leader Switzerland on points. Arsenal is nine points behind league leader Chelsea after just five games.
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