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Ben Davies fancies Wales to reach the 2018 World Cup in Russia if they can maintain their strong start to qualifying against Austria on Thursday, live on Sky Sports 1 HD. The Tottenham full-back is part of the 23-man squad that will travel to the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in the first of their back-to-back World Cup Qualifiers, with a home tie against Georgia following three days later. Chis Colemans side beat Moldova 4-0 in their opening Group D fixture, and after reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2016, Davies is confident they can reach another major tournament in two years time. You always look at starts in groups to give you a good basis from which to kick on for the rest of it, Davies said.Were looking at the next few games as very important. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ?￡6.99. No contract. If we can put ourselves in a good position in this group it definitely gives us a good platform to play confidently and try to get through to the World Cup.This (Austria game) is definitely one of the hardest games.In their (Euro 2016) qualifying campaign they did very well, and they were the second seeds in this group as well. Although Austria went into the European Championships earlier this summer as much-fancied outsiders, the team failed to make it out of their group. Highlights from Group D as Wales faced Moldova in the European Qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup However, Davies insists his team are not taking anything for granted and believes avoiding defeat could have a big impact on their chances of qualifying. We definitely kept an eye out for them after we knew we were going to play against them in the (World Cup) qualifiers, Davies said.We were surprised they didnt do very well at the Euros, but that doesnt mean so much over the course of three games. Wales star Gareth Bale had a photo taken with a young fan before training ahead of their World Cup Qualifiers Theyre playing at home and its going to be a tough game. But we did so well over the summer that we are hungry for more success.Youve got to have those expectations to push yourself as far as you can go.If we can get something against Austria it will definitely put us in a good place in the group. Getting the advantage early on its always a positive. You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Bradshaw replaces Church Ramsey missing for Wales Table Live on Sky Authentic Cleveland Browns Jerseys . Karlovic of Croatia used his big serve to beat Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7). 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