 Henry did not feature in the starting line @-@ up for France at the 2010 FIFA World Cup . France drew in their first game against Uruguay , and lost 2 – 0 in their second against Mexico . The team was thrown into disarray when Nicolas Anelka was expelled from the team , and captain Patrice Evra led a team protest by refusing to train . In the final group game against host @-@ nation South Africa in which Henry came on as a second @-@ half substitute , France lost 2 – 1 and were eliminated from the tournament . He then announced his retirement from international football , having won 123 caps and scored 51 goals for Les Bleus , thus finishing his international career as France 's all @-@ time top scorer , and second most capped player after Lilian Thuram . 
