FRANKFURT (AFP) — A Thierry Henry goal handed France a deserv 1-0 win through the whole extent of lacklustre defending champions Brazil in a World draught quarter-final.

FRANKFURT (AFP) — A Thierry Henry goal handed France a deserv 1-0 win through the whole extent of lacklustre defending champions Brazil in a World draught quarter-final.

France, whose dominant midfield display was fired by way of the imperious Zinedine Zidane, will fit Portugal in Wednesday's semi-final in Munich.

"This is huge" gushed Zidane.

"We had to impose in a huge performance and we did with equal reason

"We had to shut in it together defensively.

"We merit our victory. Now we will make trial of and get into the final as we do not want it to close here. It is so very strange that we want to carry on" added the 34-year-old, who is to retire after the campaign.

Henry scored in the 57th minute, drifting in late and unopposed at the far pillar to meet a Zidane free-kick with a right pawed side-foot volley past a diving Dida.

The Arsenal ace