The Liverpool defender was hurt in the 16th minute of the match and immediately substituted before being taken to hospital for a scan to determine the extent of the problem.

Skrtel suffered an injury-plagued season and was only making his second appearance since breaking a metatarsal in February.

Slovakia won thanks to an own goal from Douglas Esteban Solano Sequeira and further strikes from Robert Vittek and Stanislav Sestak after the break.