Breen has faith in Irish

Gary Breen is backing the Republic of Ireland to bounce back from the disappointment of being held to a 1-1 draw by Russia on Saturday and still qualify for next summer’s European Championship finals in Portugal.

Ireland travel to Switzerland next month for their final Group 10 qualifier knowing that a victory in Basel with guarantee them a play-off place – although results in other games might mean it is good enough to secure automatic qualification.