World Cup Quotes
180 World Cup quotes by 117 unique authors
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I prefer that Argentina wins the World Cup. Messi deserves it for all he has done in football. He's my friend, I wish him the…
— Neymar
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Hump it, bump it, whack it! It might be a recipe for a good sex life but it won't win the World Cup.
— Ken Bates
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Im looking forward to the World Cup because I believe Wayne Rooney could be one of the major finds in world football.
— Bobby Charlton
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The World Cup tournament overall and, naturally, the new stadiums at its heart, are the ideal platform to portray Germany as a positive and exceptional…
— Franz Beckenbauer
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The one who’s really, really impressed me is Benedikt Höwedes because he’s playing out of position. He’s never played at left back before in his…
— Franz Beckenbauer
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The 33 or 34-year-olds will be 36 or 37 by the time the next World Cup comes around, if they're not careful.
— Kevin Keegan
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If a FIFA World Cup tournament had been held every year between 1982 and 1986, France would have won two or three.
— Michel Patini
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I'm half-Italian and my name is Portuguese. Michael Young is half-Mexican. There are players from the United States that have heritage elsewhere and it's a…
— Mark Teixeira
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Well, we've made huge strides since the 1990 World Cup, USA '94, and obviously since '98. Unfortunately, those strides only register with the public once…
— Lamar Hunt
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I can't believe so much media attention is being paid to Fernando Torres and his loss of form, when the answer is staring us all…
— Pepe Reina
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People always say it's a shame someone as talented as Ryan Giggs or George Best before him never played in a World Cup or European…
— Barry Ferguson
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Soccer is a great game, and the rich variety of styles and passions that come with being truly global makes the World Cup a nonpareil…
— Serge Schmemann
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Neither Romelu nor myself were happy with the game he had and his reaction. He has apologised and for me that is the end of…
— Marc Wilmots
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It would make me a lot happier if I could meet up again next year with as many friends as possible from all over the…
— Franz Beckenbauer
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I've been through the process qualifying for the World Cup, which is an amazing, two-year process. It was an honor to represent the U.S. and…
— Cobi Jones
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Consequently, I won just about everything I set out to win, everything bar the World Cup, of course. But even now, I don't regret that,…
— Michel Patini
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The biggest thing right now is to know that I just didn't give up. It would have been the easiest thing for me to just…
— Unknown Author
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If I remain healthy, I can win more races, but I don't think so much about setting new records. I'm already proud to have become…
— Hermann Maier
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We're going to do it. We're going to get to the World Cup.
— Wayne Rooney
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Perhaps we could revisit the issue of World Cup Host selection for 2018/2022 as some countries feel, and we did say, they are more suitable.…
— Sepp Blatter
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To be a father is not simply to bring a child into this world. It is to take care of that child and to give…
— Lilian Thuram
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It is well documented that I am a lifelong football fan. My love of the British game started with the 1966 World Cup.
— Alisher Usmanov
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The World Cup is a truly international event.
— John Motson
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I want to be more than just some guy who played in a World Cup final.
— Jonny Wilkinson
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Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldnt bear the thought of not being perfect or letting people down.
— Jonny Wilkinson
Who Wrote These World Cup Quotes
117 authors contributed a total of 180 World Cup Quotes, led by these top contributors: