Doha: Jurgen Klinsmann, who is also a former German coach, is familiar with World Cup football venues. The player participated in the World Cup with Germany as a player and coach. In 2014, he reached the World Cup with the American team. It’s been a busy World Cup for Klinsmann, who has been busy as a coach and player of elite teams at club and national level. With no training, Klinsmann, who was once at the forefront of world football, is preparing to be a good spectator and observer for the Qatar World Cup.
Evaluating the performance of each team in the Qatar World Cup, he predicts that this time it will be the World Cup of South American powerhouses Argentina and Brazil. Klinsmann shared his World Cup thoughts in an interview with the Washington Post.
He says Neymar’s Brazil and Lionel Messi’s Argentina are the frontrunners in Qatar. Defending champions Kylian Mbappe’s France and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal are strong, but they are clearly not in the title race. A handful of European countries as strong as Spain are coming to Qatar.
Meanwhile, I was surprised and disappointed by Italy’s absence. Italy had qualified but were also title favourites. France is a great team. But it is a history of the World Cup that the defending champions will not reach the title next time. It will be repeated this time as well. France will be eliminated before the final. Next is Germany. There are many questions about the performance of the current generation of stars. They can advance. But my opinion is that it cannot come close to the crown.
I follow the South American teams closely. Brazil is number one in my opinion. Argentina’s second chance for the title is Klinsmann’s strategy for the host team in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
“Argentina want a World Cup so badly. As Lionel Messi’s last World Cup, they will fight in every possible way for victory. However, Brazilian football has improved a lot in the last few years. The team has matured a lot by retaining a coach named Tite. No problems with the team coaching role. Klinsmann said that the players are ready with the best team. Argentina will compete in Group ‘C’ and Brazil in Group ‘G’ in the November-December World Cup. If both the group winners and then advance to the knockout stages, the football world will witness the Argentina-Brazil clash in the semi-finals.