Yacine Brahimi’s long-range shot put Algeria back in the game early in the second half. Without its best player, Algeria lost 3-1 in Zambia in World Cup qualifying on Saturday to stay last in its group. With three more games to play, Ukraine has 14 points while Croatia and Iceland are one point behind. What makes Oltmans’ ouster, the latest departure, curious is that some of his own wards were party to the execution. “I threw everything into the game at 4-5, and luckily it worked out, and I think this was also. “He had a magnificent game, just like the rest of his team mates,” Spain coach Julen Lopetegui said. He beat 2010 Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych in the second round, then needed less than 1{ hours to eliminate Troicki in the third. The veteran striker took his national record tally of international goals to 30. Gareth Bale also went close with a left-foot shot to ignite a crowd desperate to see a rerun of Wales’ Euro 2016 heroics. Mexico clinched one of the three berths from North and Central America and the Caribbean on Friday night, and Costa Rica is close to securing another.