Vera Pauw open to carrying on after Ireland's Euro campaign

Republic of Ireland head coach Vera Pauw. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Time may be running out on Ireland’s European Championship qualification bid but boss Vera Pauw is open to extending her stay beyond this campaign.

As the veteran Dutch coach confessed, last month’s narrow 1-0 defeat to Ukraine will likely prove fatal to the target of clinching a play-off for the delayed 2022 finals.