No yellow peril for Jankulovski

Marek Jankulovski insists he will not shrink from the battle when he and his Czech team-mates face Greece in tonight’s Euro 2004 semi-final – even though a yellow card would rule him out of Sunday’s decider.

Jankulovski, one of the outstanding players in an excellent team, is one of three Czech players walking the disciplinary tightrope in the knowledge that just one more false step will see them fall before Sunday’s showdown at the Estadio da Luz.