World Cup Quotes
180 World Cup quotes by 117 unique authors
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I was a 21-year-old kid back then and I had my whole career in front of me. We were so close to reaching the World…
— Russell Latapy
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We cannot win this World Cup, because we are not at that level yet. For us, we have to play the game of our lives…
— Jurgen Klinsmann
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I realised in Sri Lanka that my dream of playing in a World Cup was a bridge too far,
— Jacques Kallis
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Qualifying for the second stage would be a successful World Cup for us. I think we can do it.
— Robbie Keane
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As a kid growing up in the back streets of Dublin I used to pretend I was playing in the World Cup with my mates…
— Robbie Keane
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At Leeds I've tried to concentrate on my club form, but you get caught up in all the World Cup fever once you come back…
— Robbie Keane
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Everyone knows that England are a far better team than their World Cup performance suggests. It's vital that we play with confidence and take the…
— Unknown Author
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You can go to the end of time, the last World Cup in the history of mankind, and the All-Blacks will be favourites for it.
— Phil Kearns
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Head coach of the England team demands management skills that Brian does not have. We had a head coach who wanted one thing, other coaches…
— Lawrence Dallaglio
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You can find tea in a tea cup.. but cannot find world in a world cup.
— Arjuna Ranatunga
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One-day cricket is a very important part of our play. We've got a long way to go until the next World Cup and for us…
— Matthew Hayden
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The first World Cup I remember was in the 1950 when I was 9 or 10 years old. My father was a soccer player, and…
— Unknown Author
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I couldn't have asked for anything more than this. Winning the World Cup is the proudest moment of my life. Thanks to my team-mates. Without…
— Sachin Tendulkar
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You'd have thought they'd have been on about Sir Elton John, and the fantastic goals David has scored which have got us through to the…
— Victoria Beckham
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The crowd is wonderful. There is always a superb atmosphere in the finish area. It's good for the World Cup. I missed it a lot…
— Hermann Maier
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I played under many Captains, but Dhoni is the one, who fulfilled my Dream of winning World Cup
— Sachin Tendulkar
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It is very unlikely that [Lasith Malinga] would be able to play in the World Cup
— Sanath Jayasuriya
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Yes, there are dangerous batsmen like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina. Yes, the bowling is striking form just at the right time but…
— Sourav Ganguly
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In 2006 I was asked to sing at the World Cup in Germany, and in 2010 I was fortunate enough to be asked again.
— Shakira
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Football became my life at five or six. The earliest memory I have is of playing in my first boots, a pair of black and…
— Vinnie Jones
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England did nothing in that World Cup, so why were they bringing books out? 'We got beat in the quarter-finals. I played like s**t. Here's…
— Joey Barton
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When I was a child, all I wanted was to enter the Austrian team and to compete on the World Cup tour. I had to…
— Hermann Maier
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I wish everyone a wonderful World Cup, played in a spirit of true fraternity.
— Pope Francis
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At the World Cup and even now at the Confederations Cup, our security provisions will ensure the greatest level of protection possible for all those…
— Franz Beckenbauer
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I think Neuer changed the game of goalkeeping in the World Cup.
— Oliver Kahn
Who Wrote These World Cup Quotes
117 authors contributed a total of 180 World Cup Quotes, led by these top contributors: