Cup Quote by Marcel Desailly

In '98, we were not the best team. But after that, we had the anger to prove to the whole world we were the…

— Marcel Desailly

In 1999, we went into the World Cup with a string of victories behind us but we could not handle the pressure and ended…

— Gareth Thomas

When I was growing up, we didn't qualify for the 1982 and 1986 World Cup and the 1984 Euros. And then suddenly we won…

— Marco van Basten

I remember that in 2017, when we won everything, we started the pre-season badly, with defeats.

— Raphael Varane

In 2002 we went into the first World Cup in Asia as reigning champions and we had also added the European crown in 2000,…

— Marcel Desailly

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

— Isa Guha

We were thrilled to reach France in 1998 but our failure to make the finals in the U.S.A. in 1994 and South Korea and…

— Ali Daei

That makes me think of the 2002 World Cup Final above all else. Nobody thought at the time that our team would get through…

— Angela Merkel

When I think back to the 2006 World Cup on home soil, we came close but nobody really expected us to get very far.…

— Philipp Lahm

I remember winning the Asian Cup in 2004 in China, coming through so much adversity including a final against the hosts. We won 3-1…

— Zico

Leading my country out at the World Cup was something I'll never forget.

— Mark Viduka

I remember the European Championships in 2004. Wayne Rooney was a special player in that tournament, and I definitely cried when we got knocked…

— Harry Kane