never begun a game for his country in a major tournament, but he set his home stadium alight with a formidable display as Spain grabbed Group G by the scruff of the neck. 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. First, Alexander Ring netted a free kick nine minutes into the game, and then the Finnish defense held firm to frustrate Iceland. y, the triple world champion was rewarded with a time that drew gasps of appreciation. Getting a big-name foreign coach and sacking him after a few poor results would prompt others to think twice about coming to India and would be akin to papering over the cracks. th after clearing a defender with a neat cut back outside the area before sending a low shot into the corner. “It is very hard to find the words to explain how I feel,” said the Briton, who had penn. he way to defeat Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 6-7 , 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 and get to the fourth round. Substitute Benjamin Woodburn scored on his international debut. Federer’s back looked just fine, his movement precise, his strokes absolutely on-point.