The Czech Republic joined Ireland in the Euro 2012 finals tonight after negotiating a potentially tricky night in Montenegro, Petr Jiracek's 81st-minute goal enough to give the Czechs a 1-0 win on the night and 3-0 on aggregate.

FOR four years they have been forced to do things the hard way, with semi-finals in Bordeaux, Lille, Beziers and Toulouse.