The result left Spain in control of Group G with 19 points, three more than Italy, with three games left in European qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Teams that already clinched often experiment with young players in their final qualifiers. On Sunday, in Colombo, he will get an opportunity to enjoy his batting against a listless Sri Lankan bowling attack. IRISH SETBACKJust four minutes into the game in Tbilisi, things looked bright for Ireland as Shane D. Panama is likely to win Tuesday at Trinidad, and a loss at Honduras would drop the U. “It was incredible to see a player as good as Isco up in the flesh, he’s a great player and he did very important things tonight,” said losing coach Ventura. The result ended a run of five successive draws and left them on 11 points, two behind Ireland, who they will play in their final qualifier in Cardiff, and four off leaders Serbia. is clinging to third place, ahead of Honduras on goal difference. ferent tournament entirely one where he was involved in a match under scrutiny from anti-corruption investigators because of unusual betting. 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.