End Quote by Sucheta Dalal

In the World Cup, much depends for every team on how it develops during the tournament. There are always rising tensions. They come from…

— Franz Beckenbauer

World Cup is a big platform.

— Bhuvneshwar Kumar

At a World Cup it's hard to look much further than the traditional big-name teams: history backs that up.

— Hulk

The World Cup is like the Overlook Hotel: the identities of individual meat puppets might change, but the structure continues endlessly.

— Mark Fisher

I don't watch much ESPN. Unless they have soccer on.

— Mick Jagger

Once the World Cup preparations begin there will hardly be an opportunity to do so, since we'll have to put all our energy into…

— Jurgen Klinsmann

I always thought that first jump from a small market should be as big as possible. But never in my wildest dreams did I…

— Rich Eisen

Teams who win World Cups usually have a real anchor, such as Sergio Ramos or Fabio Cannavaro.

— Tony Adams

The World Cup is the biggest stage for football in general.

— Lindsey Horan

The level of English teams is high.

— Frank Rijkaard

There have been miraculous stories in the history of big football events all around the globe, with host nations achieving fantastic results and even…

— Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

It's difficult to get away from the media, from social media. It's a big thing in society and in football, in particular.

— Jack Butland