’Gaining at least a point on Tuesday at Honduras is critical for the United States’ chances to qualify for an eighth straight World Cup. Substitute Enock Mwepu netted Zambia’s third with two minutes left. At the end of the match I was creating more space but at the beginning I failed to convert several chances with my forehand. He probably planned several even before key mistakes by goalkeeper Tim Howard and central defenders Tim Ream and Geoff Cameron led to goals Friday night. The core group of players that underachieved for most of the foreign coaches in the recent past has . World Cup Qualifiers: US need at least a point on Tuesday at Honduras. 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. Next up for Thiem will be the 11th-seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut or 2009 U. 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. ’Two early breaks in the third and Thiem made sure he would be able to celebrate his 24th birthday on Sunday with a win to extend his domination over the Frenchman to 6-0.