Thierry Henry says Dimitri Payet s emotion after scoring France s spectacular winner in their home Euro 2016 opener against Romania proved how hurt the West Ham star was by his 2014 World Cup snub in Brazil.
Payet was a mainstay in the France squad during qualification for the World Cup two years ago but did not make the final squad, though he was the hero with his match-winning goal in the 89th minute at the Stade de France.
And France great Henry said the emotion he displayed in the Group A opener in Paris proved how hurt he was by the exclusion.
He thought that he was going to go the World Cup in Brazil. He was involved in every single qualification game, Henry told BBC afterwards.
They didn t pick him. You saw a man that was hurt on the pitch today.…