The North Africans are one of three teams that represented Africa at the last World Cup which are highly unlikely to repeat in 2018. ’Gaining at least a point on Tuesday at Honduras is critical for the United States’ chances to qualify for an eighth straight World Cup. In short, the quality of the foreign coaches/technical/directors/advisors is not to blame. That was the first time in the 36-year-old Federer’s career that he opened a Grand Slam tournament with two consecutive matches that lasted five sets. Asked what the TIU has told him about its work, Dolgopolov replied: “I don’t know. Related NewsRoelant Oltmans appointed new Pakistan hockey team coachRoelant Oltmans appointed c. “We were briefing him this morning before FP3, asking him if he wanted extra practice in the w. “It’s all still in our hands, and we’re ready to go down to the wire to get ourselves into the World Cup,” Bradley said. Rahane listened intently, occasionally nodding before going back to the nets. ’Two first-half strikes by Francisco “Isco” Alarcon helped Spain beat Italy 3-0 Saturday and move closer to securing a World Cup spot.