If we want to win a medal, we take our best players. Morata closed the scoring from close range after a low cross by defender Sergio Ramos in a breakaway near the end of the match. ’Two first-half strikes by Francisco “Isco” Alarcon helped Spain beat Italy 3-0 Saturday and move closer to securing a World Cup spot. ’Gaining at least a point on Tuesday at Honduras is critical for the United States’ chances to qualify for an eighth straight World Cup. ferent tournament entirely one where he was involved in a match under scrutiny from anti-corruption investigators because of unusual betting. Well, the team is going forward already and will continue to progress. Without its best player, Algeria lost 3-1 in Zambia in World Cup qualifying on Saturday to stay last in its group. We also analyzed our performances at Azlan Shah, the three-nations after that and World League semifinals where we finished sixth out of 10. “I think,” Lopez said, “he’s OK. We won the Asian Champions Trophy, Junior World Cup.