NORTHERN IRELAND have only an outside chance of qualifying for Euro 2008 after their second successive defeat.

Lawrie Sanchez gets back down to business today determined to raise morale in the Northern Ireland camp.

Northern Ireland 0 Iceland 3

Halmstad 1 Linfield 1

RUUD VAN NISTELROOY helped to keep Holland top of qualifying Group One with the goal that set the Dutch up for a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Finland in Helsinki.