Beat Quote by Gareth Southgate

In qualifying it's not enough to play well. Only winning is good enough, and that's all that counts.

— Rui Patricio

I think we've always got to have a mind of the feeling for the supporters about the importance of each match. We've got to…

— Gareth Southgate

While the World Cup is great every four years, I think people struggle to get themselves excited about qualifiers against the smaller nations. It…

— Michael Owen

Sometimes when you have difficulties qualifying, you can still go and play a good World Cup.

— Paolo Maldini

I have the belief that all the qualified teams can create surprises at the World Cup and not just the traditional top favourites.

— Samuel Eto'o

I think I feel good as a South African player that people say that we always get into semifinal and lose... this is one…

— Imran Tahir

Qualifying has been one of my strongest points all my career.

— Marcus Ericsson

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

— Rio Ferdinand

The crowds at West Ham haven't been rewarded by results, but they keep turning up because of the good football they see. Other clubs…

— Ron Greenwood

I think it's a great competition and it's a great thing to be scoring in the FA Cup.

— Kelechi Iheanacho

I am not hugely concerned about the amount of goals we score - it is the final results that are the difference.

— Rafael Benitez

We always see that the gaps in qualifying are surprisingly close but then in the race suddenly it is like a second or something.

— Nico Hulkenberg