Australia's Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt is optimistic that his team can survive the dreaded 'group of death' in Valencia.
The green and gold are paired with France, Czechia and hosts Spain with the top two places in the group automatically qualifying for the knockout stage.
Historically, the Aussies have performed well against the trio, leading France (12-5), Czechia (9-1) and Spain (4-1) in previous ties.
"We back ourselves against anyone," Hewitt said ahead of the opening group match against France. "These guys put in the hard yards, not just this week leading into this tie, but throughout the year. They'll be full of confidence when we start."
Australia will be forced to make do without world No.11 Alex de Minaur after the 25-year-old struggled throughout his straight-sets defeat to Jack Draper at the US Open quarter-finals.
The Olympian has been battling a hip injury since Wimbledon having suffered a serious cartilage tear, but Hewitt remains hopeful that the rest of his teammates can pull through.
"Alex has done some incredible stuff in Davis Cup over the last three or four years now," Hewitt said. "He's been battling since Wimbledon and he's hasn't really been close to 100 per cent. He was desperate to play, but in the end it really wasn't much of a choice."
"We're in an awfully tough group. I've got so much belief in the five guys sitting up here with me that we're capable, and they know that. They know how much confidence I have in them as individuals.
"They've all had stellar careers this year on a personal note as well as some massive highlights. I expect us to go out there and compete hard and play well, and I think we're a good shot."
Thanasi Kokkinakis will replace de Minaur in the squad, joinining Alexei Popyrin, Jordan Thompson, Max Purcell and Matt Ebden.
With Popyrin experiencing his break-out year coming off a Masters 1000 title, Thompson achieving a career-high top-30 ranking and a doubles title at the US Open with Max Purcell, it presents welcomed selection headaches for Hewitt to ponder.
"It's a good problem to have," admitted the two-time Grand Slam champion. "These boys know it's going to be a team effort, as it has been the last couple of years, for us to make a run deep into the competition.
"Everyone's going to have to pull their weight, and we've been able to do that well. The camaraderie is great. We've got a great Australian culture going, not just the guys that are playing, [but] it's all the support staff and the hitting partners and everyone."
Australia has not tasted Davis Cup success since Hewitt was involved in the fold as a player in 1999 and 2003, but he admits the previous shortcomings in the last two finals against Canada and Italy will make them stronger.
"You want to put yourself in the position to have a chance of winning it," he said. "For a number of years, we were in the wilderness a bit and didn't have the opportunity to have a chance of trying to hold up the trophy.
"The last couple of years we've put ourselves in that position. We know what it feels like, we're going to be better for the experience.
"That's the plus side. But we have fallen one match short, and that's why we're here again this year to have another crack."
Davis Cup action commences for Australia against France on Tuesday afternoon local time (midnight AEST) before they meet Czechia on Thursday (midnight AEST) and a Spanish team led by four-time major winner Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday (7pm AEST) all live on Channel 9.
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