Slovakia 0 Paraguay 2

NORTHERN IRELAND have only one chance remaining of making it to the World Cup finals after this setback at a stunned Windsor Park.

Northern Ireland 0 Slovakia 2

SLOVAKIA rounded off their Group D campaign with a resounding win over minnows San Marino.

Thierry Henry equalled Michel Platini’s record number of goals for France as Les Bleus brushed aside the Faroe Islands 6-0 in Torshavn today.

Slovakia 2 Wales 5

Slovakia 2 Republic of Ireland 2

IRELAND may feel perfectly at home in Bratislava this week given the miserable weather but Slovakia captain Vratislav Gresko is confident the hosts can use the heavy downpours to their advantage.

READING striker Kevin Doyle was the hero as the Republic of Ireland kept their European Championship qualifying campaign on track with a 12th-minute winner that keeps Ireland in the hunt for a top-two finish in Group D, and with it a place in next year’s finals.

SWITZERLAND held on in Istanbul last night to book their place in next year’s World Cup despite a stunning fight back from Turkey at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.

Shamrock Rovers 0 Slovan Liberic 2 (0-4 agg)

CELTIC star Shaun Maloney and Simon Lynch piled the agony on the Republic of Ireland at Rugby Park last night – just hours after the news of Roy Keane’s international retirement.