You already know the first rivals that your players will have to face in the XIIIº World Championship by National Teams. The head of the national men's team has revealed on the FEP website what he expects from the other teams with whom he shares Group B.
Padel World Press .- It may be the 'Group of Death' of the Men's Team ... And it is that along with Spain, there are also Brazil, Germany and Portugal, a team in which the level of its players does not stop growing and that, in addition, will have the support of the public when playing at home.
When analyzing his opponents, Jon García-Ariño said: «To Brazil, I would rate it as the third world power in our sport. Already, in the World Cup in Mallorca, we met them in the Group Phase of an event in which, due to their competition format, only the best classified of each group agreed to fight for the title. With Lima in the lead, we were able to beat them with clear clarity.
Despite the fact that the Canarinhos will not count on their block with the aforementioned Pablo Lima or Mrcello Jardim, he said that they will not stop being a dangerous rival. «This year, the number 1 player of the WPT, is the great absent in his selection. Even so, it has already proven professionals such as Chico Gomes, Julio Julianoti or Lucas Cunha who, accompanied for example by Bergamini (for me the best player of the last World Cup for Minors played in Mexico), will form a solid selection with a high and regular level on the part of the 3 couples who present in each confrontation ».
Regarding Portugal, he highlighted: «It is made up of players who compete regularly in the World Paddle Tour Circuit, such as Rocha, Bastos, Pascoal, Oliveira ... Little by little they begin to show their heads in the WPT Final Draws. If we add to this that they will act as locals, the truth is that they will form a block to be taken into account, which will also fight for one of those 2 places in the group that, in this World Cup, will enter the quarterfinal round.
Finally, he spoke about Germany: «A priori it will be the 'Cinderella' of the group. They were one of the pleasant surprises of the last World Cup played in Mallorca. It sure left behind the previous work of our great Jani Gisbert. At present, the German team is expanding and growing, with the virtue of being a country with a great tradition in racquet sports. However, I suppose it will still be early for them to face the top teams of this World Cup.
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