In recent times Italy have been in a World Cup final every 12 years and I hope to still be there in 2018. — Gianluigi Buffon Copy Share Image
A chance, as a coach, to take a team to the World Cup finals is probably as high up the tree as… — Andy Pick Copy Share Image
They always lose when it matters (getting it wrong about England in the rugby world cup final 2003). — Bernard Laporte Copy Share Image
Look at me - I was the boo boy for years and years. Did I ever think I would end up in… — Vinnie Jones Copy Share Image
Nobody wants to be associated with failing to qualify for the World Cup finals. I cannot imagine the shame of it. — Rio Ferdinand Copy Share Image
At the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals: Win today and we walk together forever. — Fred Shero Copy Share Image
If someone told me I could play two Asian Cup finals, I wouldn't have believed it. — Sunil Chhetri Copy Share Image
I have captained India in two World Cup finals. I definitely want to win the World Cup before I retire. — Mithali Raj Copy Share Image
I remember running around the park as a kid and pretending, shouting out 'Michael Owen in the cup final. He scores!' To… — Michael Owen Copy Share Image
When I was at Porto my team also played in the UEFA Cup final against a Scottish side - but it was… — Jose Mourinho Copy Share Image
In the World Cup finals, you're unlikely to meet a continental rival. In Copa America, you know they are just around the… — Diego Forlan Copy Share Image
Pressure is working down the pit. Pressure is having no work at all. Pressure is trying to escape relegation on 50 shillings… — Bill Shankly Copy Share Image
I won three FA Cup finals, two League Cup finals, and played in one of United's two Champions League-winning finals. But I… — Paul Scholes Copy Share Image
I think that that Davis Cup final made me much stronger mentally. And this preseason, I was working really hard. So today,… — Fernando Verdasco Copy Share Image
This is why cup finals are so special because on the day anyone can beat anyone. That's what it's all about and… — Ian Rush Copy Share Image
There was a tremendous amount of disappointment in missing the World Cup finals in 1998, so they're getting excited about this one… — Robbie Keane Copy Share Image
When I was a child I had a dream to become a football player. I always played as I played when I… — Eric Cantona Copy Share Image
The 2006 playoffs were such a rollercoaster for me. I was able to lean on God and know that no matter what… — Matt Cullen Copy Share Image
I'm the only player in history to have played in three consecutive World Cup finals. — Cafu Copy Share Image
When I die, the last thing I want to see is the six that Dhoni hit in the 2011 World Cup final. — Sunil Gavaskar Copy Share Image
This is the first time Denmark has ever reached the World Cup finals, so this is the most significant moment in Danish… — John Helm Copy Share Image
We'll have more football later. Meanwhile, here are the highlights from the Scottish Cup final. — Gary Newbon Copy Share Image
To be the first player in the world to take part in three successive World Cup finals is very important. — Cafu Copy Share Image
Four goals in (16) minutes. Literally I don't even know how that happens especially in a World Cup final. — Abby Wambach Copy Share Image
I lost two World Cup finals - 1982 and 1986 - and from my experience, I know that time heals wounds. — Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Copy Share Image
The disappointment I've had in losing two Cup finals will never be taken away. — David James Copy Share Image
It should be the pinnacle of any players' career to get to a World Cup Finals with their country. — Steve Clarke Copy Share Image
The last player to score a hatrick in a cup final was Stan Mortenson. He even had a final named after him,… — Lawrie McMenemy Copy Share Image
I think that all the countries that qualify for a World Cup finals deserve respect and if they are there it is… — Keylor Navas Copy Share Image
A burning ambition of mine is to take Scotland to a major tournament. It should be the pinnacle of any players' career… — Steve Clarke Copy Share Image
In New Jersey, we won in '95, but after that for four years we never had a sniff at it. The next… — Martin Brodeur Copy Share Image
