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. 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. With three more games to play, Serbia lead with 15 points. The United States and Honduras both have eight points and 2-3-2 records, but the Americans hold the tiebreaker, a plus-1 goal difference to Honduras’ minus-7. “Of course, there is always room to improve, but it was really way better, and I really like the feeling that it’s getting better from match to match. The core group of players that underachieved for most of the foreign coaches in the recent past has . “I don’t really like to play against him. Glover, who shot 69 to end the day seven strokes from the lead, had an inkling his tee shot was headed for the hole. Macedonia beat Israel 1-0 in Haifa to damage the hosts’ chances of a playoff spot. But yes, I agree there’ve been frequent changes and I would like that to stop and get more consistency with senior coach.