Zidane and Henry’s race against time

FRANCE may be without Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry when they face Switzerland in next month’s crucial World Cup qualifier in Berne.

Zidane was substituted with a groin strain in the 1-0 victory at Lansdowne Road last week and his club, Real Madrid, said he would be out for three weeks.

Henry, who scored the winner at Lansdowne, is suffering from a recurrent groin injury and missed Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat away to Middlesbrough on Saturday.