World Cup 2022: Javi Martínez, Lars Stindl and Michael Ballack working for Telekom as experts

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Former opponents, now colleagues: Javi Martínez and Lars Stindl report together on the World Cup

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Deutsche Telekom has presented a well-known team of experts for its live coverage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

In addition to former vice world champion Michael Ballack and Olympic champion Tabea Kemme, Hertha's sporting director Fredi Bobic and two-time Champions League winner Javi Martínez and Lars Stindl from Borussia Mönchengladbach are also part of the team.

Former Bayern professional Martín Demichelis, who is currently coach of the reserve team, has been signed as South America expert.

Referee expert is Bundesliga referee Patrick Ittrich, as the company presented in Berlin on Wednesday.

Tactic analyzes are presented by moderator Jan Henkel together with former Bundesliga coach Manuel Baum, who unsuccessfully coached Schalke 04 in 2020.

Since then, the former Augsburg and DFB youth coach has been waiting for his next engagement.

Tobias Schweinsteiger is also on the tactics team.

Bastian Schweinsteiger's brother is currently coaching third division club VfL Osnabrück.

Telekom will broadcast all 64 games via Magenta TV, 16 of which will be exclusive.

"Our aim is to upgrade the live games through analysis, tactics feeds, switching and social media integration and to offer the fans a varied football World Cup," said Arnim Butzen, TV boss at Telekom.

Magenta TV will report on the tournament from November 20th to December 18th on a total of three channels.

On the final group game days, the broadcaster offers a conference of parallel games.

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