World cup Quotes · Page 12

A World Cup in Brazil is the greatest event in which a footballer can play.

— Mario Gomez

In order to play at the World Cup, I know I have to do well with my club, Athletic.

— Kepa Arrizabalaga

Messi deserves to win this World Cup for all he has done for football.

— Neymar

I'm proud to have played 14 matches at the World Cup with the number ten shirt and to have scored eight goals.

— Rivaldo

It's very difficult to reach World Cup and Champions League finals and I want to experience those things again.

— Sergio Busquets

I'll obviously never get to play in the World Cup, but I get to experience it because of Lauren.

— Jrue Holiday

It would be cool to win a World Cup, and I think it would be good for my career as well.

— Lindsey Horan

I miss you like Roberto Baggio missed that penalty in the World Cup '94 final.

— Anonymous

You know as a player that you won’t have many opportunities to play in World Cups - so you have to take…

— Lionel Messi

I thought it was really important for my son to come to a World Cup with my missus, who has been there…

— Kyle Walker

We shall wonder if one day our game is played on another planet? Why not? Then we will have not only a…

— Sepp Blatter

If you spend 10,000 hours on the bunny slope, you're never going to win the World Cup. You've got to challenge yourself,…

— Bob Lefsetz

Some have said it is the easiest group at the World Cup, but we realize it won't be like that. Germany are…

— Robbie Keane

For a top player playing at a top club, the calendar is very demanding. With the new Club World Cup, we won't…

— Dani Carvajal

When we play at the World Cup, any African will back any African team. Because we want to hear the different approach…

— Yaya Toure

I think everyone around the world knows the tools are there in England's armoury to do well in a World Cup. The…

— Steven Gerrard

Back in 2005, we lost in the semi-final of the World Cup and that was a great learning curve for the team.…

— Isa Guha

First, you have to play good football so that you get to play for a good team. Then, hopefully, you achieve such…

— Philippe Coutinho

I realized that at the World Cup - which incidentally was my first ever World Cup - the media would be commenting…

— Yuzvendra Chahal

I feel I have grown up. I am a man. It's important in my football too. When everything is good, I don't…

— Cristiano Ronaldo

I wanted to do a sports movie and discussed the same with my friend Jagdeep Sidhu, who is the writer of 'Harjeeta.'…

— Ammy Virk

I'm happy staying in the World Cup bubble with England and eliminating the distractions. Besides, I want to enjoy every minute of…

— Millie Bright

As a non-Arsenal player I would say Ryan Giggs is my Premier League player of the decade because he has combined style…

— Arsene Wenger

I remember listening to my first World Cup in 1966. I was with my parents, helping them build our house and listening…

— Mario Kempes

World Cup is the most important title I have won. There is no doubt about that.

— Rivaldo

In a tournament like the World Cup, you have got to be on top of your game every game.

— Ravi Shastri

In '82 Brazil showed that you can't win the World Cup without a solid defense.

— Alan Hansen

The greatest challenge of a World Cup is having mental fortitude. The pressure is immense.

— Tite

In a World Cup you always intend to compete with the best.

— Philipp Lahm

At a World Cup it's hard to look much further than the traditional big-name teams: history backs that up.

— Hulk

Heading into a World Cup, more often than not, you don't get the team exactly how you want it.

— Kane Williamson

It's a gift to be offered the opportunity to play the World Cup.

— Paulinho

I was diagnosed with the illness right before the 1995 World Cup.

— Jonah Lomu

It is very unlikely that [Lasith Malinga] would be able to play in the World Cup

— Sanath Jayasuriya

The World Cup is every four years, so it's going to be a perennial problem.

— Gary Lineker

The world cup is over and it has left some us wth mental scars and some with sweet memories

— Markson Bero

In order to make history, you have to win the World Cup. It's not good enough just to reach a final.

— Carlos Tevez

It's the World Cup, and everyone wants to be there. No one will be burnt out; everyone will be raring to go.

— Kieran Trippier

Every player's dream is to play Champions League and the World Cup.

— Son Heung-min

It's probably the happiest moment for me, to play in a World Cup hosted in Africa.

— Samuel Eto'o