About Quote by Robbie Keane

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

Unlike last year, we're not just happy to be here in the Finals

— Byron Scott

It will be hard for us and it will be an achievement just to get out of the group stages and through to the…

— Andriy Shevchenko

Expectations run immensely high in Croatia. We may only be a small country, but people expect us to be our best at every major…

— Niko Kovac

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

It's nice to be in the final of the World Championships.

— Michael van Gerwen

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

For us to reach the Euro 2008 final was a success.

— Joachim Low

At any rate, I can only see such a success having positive effects for everyone, particularly as our anticipation of the World cup would…

— Franz Beckenbauer

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

— Rio Ferdinand

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

We need to go there and make sure we bring that cup home. and if we do succeed, then we'll dedicate it to the…

— Steven Gerrard