’Two first-half strikes by Francisco “Isco” Alarcon helped Spain beat Italy 3-0 Saturday and move closer to securing a World Cup spot. Nadal won earlier Saturday, although for the second match in a row, he needed to shake off a poor opening set that he dropped. Their performances should be maturing and improving but our performances don’t reflect that. But the 25-year-old’s recent performances for Real Madrid, helping them to win La Liga and the. 20, including a hundred in five one-dayers in the West Indies. Both went close again, Bale from an overhead bicycle kick and Robson-Kanu with a shot that hit the post. ICELAND’S SETBACKFinland handed an upset 1-0 defeat to Iceland to win its first match in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. ’High performance director David John was named interim coach following the pink slip issued to Roelant Oltmans. After hours of waiting, with the rain still falling and the final seconds of the session ticking awa. Omar Gonzalez and Matt Besler are center back options, Eric Lichaj could start at right back, and Kellyn Acosta could be inserted to give the U.