Thierry Henry146;s French century

He had several chances of his own, a fifth-minute curling shot wide of the post, and almost managing to run onto Florent Malouda8217;s 50-meter pass in the 18th.

He also went close in the 42nd with a curling free kick that forced Julio into a leaping save, but was shown a yellow card in the 62nd for a late tackle.

8220;The 100th cap is beautiful,8221; Henry said. 8220;There are not many strikers who achieve that.8221; He was replaced by Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka with 14 minutes remaining, and some fans whistled as he left the field.

8220;The whistles, we8217;re used to it,8221; Henry said, pointing out that players had been roundly jeered during France8217;s 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign after scoreless home draws with Ireland and Israel.

8220;There where whistles against Israel and Ireland,8221; he said. 8220;And in the end we got to the World Cup final. The fans want to see some young players, and they will see them soon enough.8221;

He hinted last month that he could retire from international football after Euro 2008. The FC Barcelona striker, who made his international debut 11 years ago, is France8217;s all-time leading scorer with 44 goals.