World Cup: Why Raul Jimenez was emotional after scoring against South Africa – Thierry Henry

Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry, has revealed wherefore Raul Jimenez was affectional aft scoring a extremity for Mexico against South Africa successful the World Cup opener on Thursday.

Goals from Jimenez and Julian Quinones gave Mexico a 2-0 triumph against South Africa.

The brushwood was Jimenez’s first-ever World Cup, and helium had antecedently flooded a career-threatening skull fracture successful 2020.

The Wolves striker besides mislaid his begetter 3 months agone astatine the property of 62.

Speaking connected Fox, Henry gave a precise idiosyncratic speechmaking of the 35-year-old’s affectional absorption astatine the Mexico City Stadium.

“Why was helium emotional? Because I retrieve everyone thought his vocation was over, past helium came back, but I americium definite helium was reasoning of his dad,” Henry said.

“He was looking astatine the boxes, and I deliberation helium realised his dada was not sitting determination and seeing him people astatine a World Cup astatine the Estadio Azteca. I wi...