If I do well at Chelsea, then the national team will take…

To have won trophies with Chelsea and the national team, it is a great feeling and means so much to make history like this.

— Edouard Mendy

To be called up to the national team is what you want.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

The national team means you have the nation behind it.

— Frank Rijkaard

Being part of the Dutch national team is about unity and not about rivalry.

— Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

I really enjoy going to play for the national team and be with the guys.

— Cedi Osman

We must lift ourselves for every challenge we face, no matter who you are playing - and that applies especially to the national team.

— Dusan Tadic

I know that I owe a lot to the national team, for everything they've done for me, everything my team-mates do for me on…

— Vinicius Junior

It's so special to do something with the national team.

— Mario Mandzukic

All my younger years, I was a No. 10. In the national team, I used to play No. 10, and Marseille, I used to play No. 10.

— Samir Nasri

Giroud is the perfect team-mate and player for the France national team.

— Marcel Desailly

It's obviously important for the English national team if you have a lot of players playing big matches. You are more mature and know…

— Edgar Davids

I didn't have an easy path through the national team, especially in the youth.

— Weston McKennie

Being called up to the national team is about going with them, playing the best you possibly can, and trying to win. That's how…

— Gerard Pique

I hope things go phenomenally well for Spain and for Luis Enrique. I'm a fervent supporter of the national team.

— Julen Lopetegui

The World Cup was the biggest thing ever for the national team, but the Champions League is the biggest thing for clubs.

— David Villa