IRELAND Under-19 manager Paul Doolin believes there’s no reason why his side should fear Spain after they earned the point required last night from host nation Romania to set up a European Championship semi-final meeting with the aristocrats of World football on Friday.

HOLLAND were every bit as professional as coach Marco van Basten promised they would be as they outclassed Romania to send Victor Piturca’s side home and hand Italy a Euro 2008 lifeline.

RYAN BABEL’S international future has been plunged into doubt after he was axed from Holland’s team for Saturday’s Euro 2008 qualifier with Romania for oversleeping.

Prime Minister Adrian Nastase today said he had conceded defeat in Romania’s presidential run-off in a telephone call to opponent Traian Basescu, whom he called “the future president of Romania”.

Scotland 1 Romania 2

ROMANIA captain Romeo Gontineac was overjoyed to end the World Cup on a high with their 37-7 win over Namibia at Launceston in Tasmania.

Argentina 50 Romania 3

Ireland 45 Romania 17

ROMANIA look set to go back to basics and batten down the hatches in Gosford's Central Coast Stadium tomorrow.

Ireland 39,Romania 8

ROMANIA’S French coach Bernard Charreyre has tipped Ireland to record a comprehensive victory over Russia in the World Cup qualifier in Siberia on September 21.

IRISH coach Eddie O’Sullivan has bitter sweet memories of his last international at Thomond Park.