At the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals: Win today and we walk…

A burning ambition of mine is to take Scotland to a major tournament. It should be the pinnacle of any players' career to get…

— Steve Clarke

England is a team that is used to playing in World Cup finals.

— Cafu

I'm the only player in history to have played in three consecutive World Cup finals.

— Cafu

To be the first player in the world to take part in three successive World Cup finals is very important.

— Cafu

There was a tremendous amount of disappointment in missing the World Cup finals in 1998, so they're getting excited about this one and I…

— Robbie Keane

I think that that Davis Cup final made me much stronger mentally. And this preseason, I was working really hard. So today, I was…

— Fernando Verdasco

I lost two World Cup finals - 1982 and 1986 - and from my experience, I know that time heals wounds.

— Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

The last player to score a hatrick in a cup final was Stan Mortenson. He even had a final named after him, the Matthews…

— Lawrie McMenemy

On this 101st FA Cup Final day, there are just two teams left

— David Coleman

If someone told me I could play two Asian Cup finals, I wouldn't have believed it.

— Sunil Chhetri

This is the first time Denmark has ever reached the World Cup finals, so this is the most significant moment in Danish history.

— John Helm

This is why cup finals are so special because on the day anyone can beat anyone. That's what it's all about and that's why…

— Ian Rush

Four goals in (16) minutes. Literally I don't even know how that happens especially in a World Cup final.

— Abby Wambach

I have captained India in two World Cup finals. I definitely want to win the World Cup before I retire.

— Mithali Raj

Nobody wants to be associated with failing to qualify for the World Cup finals. I cannot imagine the shame of it.

— Rio Ferdinand