Staunton: 'It's out of our hands'

Republic of Ireland boss Steve Staunton admitted Ireland's European Championship qualifying hopes were effectively over after his side suffered a 1-0 defeat to the Czech Republic in Prague.

Marek Jankulovski’s 15th-minute strike was enough to give Karel Bruckner’s men a six-point lead over their Group D rivals, essentially a seven-point lead given the head-to-head record between the two sides.