Without its best player, Algeria lost 3-1 in Zambia in World Cup qualifying on Saturday to stay last in its group. dreva and coolly knock the ball through the legs of an unsuspecting Marco Veratti. ournaments in recent times, and some blame has to be attached to those taking to the turf. Some of the others present, which included Oltmans himself, have been part of his coaching and support staff, or have worked with him as selectors or government observers. Later on, it was abandoned due to adverse weather conditions and postponed till Sunday. And it probably won’t sink in for a long time. 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. After the World League we all were very disappointed so we clearly changed a couple of things in our approach and the boys adapted fantastically to that. Regarding the CWG, I said top-4 in case we want to give rest to our best players. hird round at Flushing Meadows that lasted all of 106 minutes under the roof in Arthur Ashe Stadium on a rainy Saturday night.