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Spain thrash Italy; Finland, Serbia win
Two brilliant strikes from Isco and a late goal from Alvaro Morata gave Spain a spectacular 3-0 win over Italy, their nearest challengers in Group G, to move into the driving seat for automatic qualification to the 2018 World Cup. Real Madrid attacking midfielder Isco, who was deployed in a \"false nine\" position as a deep-lying striker, curled a free kick beyond the reach of veteran Italy goalkeep
London: Two brilliant strikes from Isco and a late goal from Alvaro Morata gave Spain a spectacular 3-0 win over Italy, their nearest challengers in Group G, to move into the driving seat for automatic qualification to the 2018 World Cup.
Real Madrid attacking midfielder Isco, who was deployed in a "false nine" position as a deep-lying striker, curled a free kick beyond the reach of veteran Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to put Spain ahead in the 13th minute.
Finland down Iceland
Alexander Ring scored a stunning early free kick for Finland as they beat Iceland 1-0 in Tampere, dealing a severe blow to the visitors' hopes of direct qualification for next year's World Cup finals in Russia.
Iceland were second in Group I on 13 points coming into the game, with Croatia, who play bottom side Kosovo later on Saturday, ahead of them on goal difference, while Finland had mustered a single point from six qualifying matches.
The Finns were out for revenge after conceding two stoppage-time goals in Reykjavik to lose 3-2, and Ring gave them a good start when he struck home a beautiful free kick in the eighth minute.
Euro 2016 quarter-finalists Iceland bullied their way back into the game in the second half but lacked composure in the Finnish penalty area, wasting chance after chance.
Gacinovic strikes
Mijat Gacinovic scored his second international goal in two games to help Serbia edge closer to next year's World Cup in Russia with a 3-0 home over Moldova in a Group D qualifier.
The result left the Serbians top of the standings with 15 points from seven games, two ahead of Ireland who lost ground after being held to a 1-1 draw in Georgia.
Serbia will head confidently to Dublin for Tuesday's clash with the Irish after a fine display.The stand-out performer was 22-year-old Gacinovic, having scored on his full debut as a substitute in a 3-1 win at Georgia in March.
