Quotes About World cup

I vaguely remember the 1998 World Cup. Michael Owen scored; I remember watching that.

Starting in a World Cup is always complicated, hard, and important. When you start well... The rest of the competitors are watching. I think it's the most important match in a World Cup, along with the final.

To score in the World Cup final is not a small story, of course. Every footballer dreams of it: first to become a world champion and then, even better, to score in the final. This happened to me, and I'm glad.

I don't personally think of myself as an icon, but it's definitely an incredible thing. Scoring 16 goals at the World Cup is something you only usually dream about.

I've played at a European Championship; to represent your country at a World Cup is every boy's dream, and for me, it would definitely be a dream come true.

World Cup is the most important title I have won. There is no doubt about that.

For Brazil, the World Cup really starts in the knockout rounds.

I thought it was really important for my son to come to a World Cup with my missus, who has been there for me from day one and supported me.

I want to play right-back. I have worked my whole life to get to where I am now in a World Cup squad and to showcase my talent in the World Cup stage, playing in my position.

I know I played for England at a World Cup with millions and millions of people watching, but I still stick to my same routine - I train, then go home to see my wife and little boy.

One lives every World Cup differently, mostly because one's age changes.

I was 22, and getting into a World Cup squad is what you dream about as a kid, so finishing third was fantastic.

It's still my ambition to be at the top level and be playing for England - especially, like, a competition like the World Cup.

My first goal is the World Cup, and then my second goal is to win the Asian Cup.

Belgium's 1986 team is like the Christmas movie that they bring out every single year. That World Cup is something we get to see and hear about all the time. It is part of our general education in Belgium.

I remember how I, too, was part of the Azlan Shah tournament for the first time in 2005. After that, I went to the Junior World Cup. I remember how much I benefited from the exposure.

A World Cup is always something special and simply indescribable - and being able to hold something in your hands at the end of it all is just incredible.

I'm just the same as everyone - I can remember, growing up, watching the World Cup.

For everyone, the World Cup is important. It doesn't matter if you are 21, going for your first one, or 35 and going for your third one. It's the biggest stage you can play on, and every opportunity to experience it is something special.

In any football I have played in - and I have played in League One and as an international at the World Cup - the bare minimum is running around and showing the desire for the shirt. Then, the higher you go up the leagues, your football takes control of that.

It's the World Cup, and everyone wants to be there. No one will be burnt out; everyone will be raring to go.

Kenya is a land of great people, and during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, I remember meeting some Kenyan fans at the hotel where we were staying. It felt nice to see people from back home cheering and supporting me. Some even approached me; we talked, and they took pictures.

Who am I, of course, to judge them, but the Premier League must urgently think about a rest period in a European Championship or World Cup year.

Having played in U.S.A. in 1994, in France in 1998, as well as the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan - the first on the Asian continent - I have witnessed the excitement and passion unleashed in those different parts of the world.