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. The former captain could be criticised for being harsh on a class-act, who only a few months previou. Last-placed Liechtenstein has lost all of its seven matches, being outscored 26-1. Both Italy and Spain had won all their group matches apart from a 1-1 draw against each other in Turin. ’Two early breaks in the third and Thiem made sure he would be able to celebrate his 24th birthday on Sunday with a win to extend his domination over the Frenchman to 6-0. 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. “You face a difficult road now,” midfielder Darlington Nagbe said. Related NewsRoelant Oltmans appointed new Pakistan hockey team coachRoelant Oltmans appointed c. World Cup Qualifiers: US need at least a point on Tuesday at Honduras. Well, the team is going forward already and will continue to progress.