#world cup

It would make me a lot happier if I could meet up again next year with as many friends as possible from all over the world who I've met during my career. That's where the great opportunity lies, for me personally, in our role as World Cup host. ↗

— Franz Beckenbauer

#career #could #cup #during #friends

I wasn't as fit as I would of liked to have been, going to the World Cup, but I'm not sure what difference that made. ↗

— David Beckham

#cup #difference #fit #going #i

You know the marathon in my country is just exceptional. It's like soccer in England. If England win the world cup and Ethiopia win the marathon - it's the same. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#cup #england #ethiopia #exceptional #just

Here at Carolina, our World Cup opponents marked their calendars. Obviously the other nations wanted to win every game, but a big upset over the U.S. was something we knew other teams would cherish. ↗

— Lorrie Fair

#calendars #carolina #cherish #cup #every

The fact that the games were so close was a tribute to the level of skill in the World Cup. ↗

— Lorrie Fair

#cup #fact #games #level #skill

Qualifying for the second stage would be a successful World Cup for us. I think we can do it. ↗

— Robbie Keane

#i #i think #qualifying #second #stage

I played against the Brazilians in '82, who were definitely the best team never to have won the World Cup. ↗

— Alan Hansen

#best #brazilians #cup #definitely #i

It was my proudest moment as a manager when England drew 0-0 with Italy in Rome to qualify for the World Cup finals. Fifteen years later, the stakes are equally high for both countries as they go head-to-head for a semi-final place at the European Championship. ↗

— Glenn Hoddle

#championship #countries #cup #cup finals #drew

I never thought I'd play soccer past high school, so to go from that team to actually being most-capped and three World Cups is pretty special. ↗

— Cobi Jones

#being #cups #go #high #high school

As a kid growing up in the back streets of Dublin I used to pretend I was playing in the World Cup with my mates out on the streets, and now I will be doing it for real. ↗

— Robbie Keane

#cup #doing #dublin #growing #growing up