Carles Puyolformer captain of Barcelona and the Spanish team, chose France this Thursday as the main candidate for the Qatar World Cup title, also praised the present of Argentina, Brazil and Germany, but avoided putting his country in a group of five favorites.
Of course, he said he trusted the group led by Luis Enrique, in his opinion, “one of the best coaches in the world.”
“Today, the favorite is France“, said in Santiago de Chile the regional ambassador for Latin America of the Soccer Foundation of the Canadian Bank Scotia Bank.
“I think he has an impressive selection, not just an eleven but any of the twenty-three can start. We have to see how she reaches the World Cup but, for me, she is one of the favorites. Argentina for me too, Brazil and then there is Germany“, he declared.
“Spain, I don’t think they have to be the favourites, but I have a lot of confidence in this young generation, with players with great experience who can help them and they have one of the best coaches in the world. So I wish them the best of luck and see how far we can go,” he said.
EFE
