Twice a semi-finalist on French Open clay, Thiem was slow to find his footing on the New York hardcourts as Mannarino took early control at 5-3. Macedonia, second-to-last in the group, got the winner with a goal by Goran Pandev midway through the second half. “It’s all still in our hands, and we’re ready to go down to the wire to get ourselves into the World Cup,” Bradley said. Isco got the better of Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon from a free kick early in the game, then ou. “He unblocked the game, scored two fantastic goals and was very good at pressing. The Real Madrid forward, who played as a false striker in the Spanish attack, struck again in the 40. Despite trailing leaders Croatia and Iceland by two points before the match on Saturday, Ukraine tops the group after Finland beat Iceland 1-0. As the tempo picked up after the interval, Aaron Ramsey pushed further forward and had one shot tipped over and another diverted wide by keeper Heinz Lindner. Open could be top-seeded Rafael Nadal, whose 15 Grand Slam titles include two at Flushing Meadows. Many of the questions the 28-year-old from Ukraine is being asked by reporters have to do with a dif.