#world cup

The World Cup tournament overall and, naturally, the new stadiums at its heart, are the ideal platform to portray Germany as a positive and exceptional location, and above all of course, as a highly capable economic location. ↗

— Franz Beckenbauer

#capable #course #cup #economic #exceptional

My record of 13 goals in the World Cup finals still stands. ↗

— Just Fontaine

#cup finals #finals #goals #record #stands

One-day cricket is a very important part of our play. We've got a long way to go until the next World Cup and for us it's one ruthless game after another where we can play well. ↗

— Matthew Hayden

#another #cricket #cup #game #go

Only 38 per cent of players in the Premier League are English; that is a damning statistic. Soon, the England manager will have to go scouting for players in the Championship - and when I say 'soon' I mean the next four or five years, perhaps even for the next World Cup. ↗

— Glenn Hoddle

#championship #cup #damning #england #english

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 the team. We coaches have a list of priorities and dealing with the media isn't in the top five. ↗

— Jurgen Klinsmann

#coaches #cup #dealing #energy #five

The World Cup is every four years, so it's going to be a perennial problem. ↗

— Gary Lineker

#every #four #going #perennial #problem

I still have many goals left, especially the Overall World Cup standings. ↗

— Hermann Maier

#especially #goals #i #left #many

The World Cup is a truly International event. ↗

— John Motson

#event #international #truly #world #world cup

A chance, as a coach, to take a team to the World Cup finals is probably as high up the tree as it gets, certainly with one-day cricket. ↗

— Andy Pick

#chance #coach #cricket #cup #cup finals

We knew that if we had to win the World Cup, the defensive side of the game had to be better, which means bowlers will have to bowl tight and we will have to field better. ↗

— Ricky Ponting

#bowl #bowlers #cup #defensive #field