Wilmots was brought in as coach after Ivory Coast, the defending champion, crashed out of the African Cup of Nations in Gabon in the first round at the beginning of the year. “It’s lucky when it does go in but either way, I probably would have just had a tap-in if it didn’t. Panama is likely to win Tuesday at Trinidad, and a loss at Honduras would drop the U. Normally you have a process, and if you have that in place results will come. 5 finisher in a home-and-home playoff in November for another berth, which could mean a trip to Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia or Australia, or perhaps a match against Syria in Malaysia. “I played a very clean match,” Federer told the crowd. Another American advanced when 20th-seeded CoCo Vandeweghe outlasted 2012 Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. ven stopped celebrating, a cheer erupted from the other side of the course when Glover matched the feat with an eight-iron from 177 yards at the par-three 16th. But Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup _ for the first time since 2002 _ were damaged a half-hour later when Valeri Qazaishvili equalized from close range. Still, Federer had acknowledged after edging a cramping Youzhny that a lack of proper practice and preparation leading up to the U.