Quotes About World cup

You need superhuman performances at the World Cup.

You always want to see the best players in action at a World Cup, and the players always want to measure themselves up to the very best.

It is the dream of every player. Imagine winning the World Cup in your own country. It would be the happiest day of my career.

It's something we've all been waiting to see happen to Icelandic football - to actually go to the World Cup.

A World Cup without Argentina and without Messi would be a catastrophe.

When Diego won the World Cup in 1986, perhaps he had the luck that Messi has not had. Diego had very good teammates and things went well.

I remember listening to my first World Cup in 1966. I was with my parents, helping them build our house and listening to it on the radio. We still didn't have a TV back then, but fortunately the first time I listened to a World Cup Jose Maria Munoz was commentating, and he's one of the best there is.

I'm desperate to get to another World Cup and I feel ready for the battle.

I have not compromised in the last seven years on my preparations, be it a small series or a World Cup. I know that there is a World Cup, but I want to go out and play my game.

The World Cup, as an event, carries a lot of pressure, irrespective of the number of caps you have earned, and the pressure doubles when you play at home.

Obviously, we don't want to go into a World Cup thinking low about the team. We are very positive and had some good practice matches, which should give us confidence.

As a cricketer and captain, the lowest has the 2013 World Cup as it happened in India. Being the host team, we couldn't qualify for the Super Six and it was a big platform to do well and showcase women's cricket.

It was a dream to play the World Cup and I will play for sure in the future.

I think whoever wins the World Cup deserves the right to be named the number one-one day team in the world.

The teams that have won the World Cup, I've looked at them as the No. 1 team in the world.

I missed out on the World Cup twice and it did not kill me.

In a World Cup final the adrenalin is going. Emotion sometimes get the better of me but that is adrenalin and wanting us to do well.

Playing for Chelsea doesn't compare to the pressure of playing for Brazil because we've won the World Cup five times. It's not only a massive country but football is part of the culture. They always want you to win, so you can never have an off-day.

I said to Gotze: 'OK, show the world you are better than Messi and can decide the World Cup.' I told him that. I always had a good feeling about Gotze.

It's a gift to be offered the opportunity to play the World Cup.

The World Cup is always difficult, you need to come physically prepared.

For me, I think the Champions League is the biggest trophy, but playing for your country in the World Cup... it's hard to choose.

To actually play a game, where you are in the World Cup, there is significance to it, the point differential matters, all these things kind of add up.

The only ones who would be happy if Messi doesn't go to the World Cup would be Maradona fans because, that way, they can keep saying that he's the best.