The half ended with the Spanish fans chanting “Ole, ole” as their team overwhelmed Italy. 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. elop, so it’s one of those surprises that can unfold positively or negatively on the day. Finland earned just a single point from the previous six qualifiers _ a draw against Kosovo _ while . Ukraine beat Turkey to top group, rain stops Croatia game at World Cup qualifiers. Macedonia beat Israel 1-0 in Haifa to damage the hosts’ chances of a playoff spot. 1 ranking has never won a major trophy, either, but she is still in the running for one _ just barely. 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. Yacine Brahimi’s long-range shot put Algeria back in the game early in the second half. o was thrown on by manager Chris Coleman in the second half as Wales struggled to secure the victory essential to keeping their hopes of qualifying alive.