Faf de Klerk Quotes

I've been lucky enough to experience some big tournaments at Under-21 level and would love to be part of a World Cup in England.

One of the things I enjoy most during the World Cup is watching a team improve, mature, and gel during the course of the tournament.

In the World Cup finals, you're unlikely to meet a continental rival. In Copa America, you know they are just around the corner and that you will have to beat them to win the competition.

It's not easy anywhere in the world for a young player to get opportunities at a big club.

In a World Cup you don't have anywhere to hide.

The competition for World Cup places is massive, and you can't just rest on what you've done in the past or anything like that.

I never think I want to go to another World Cup just to be in the record books again and play in six tournaments or four World Cups. If I am lucky enough to go, I want to go there to fight for my place and win something in an England shirt.

You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.

Many American players - Paul Caligiuri, Claudio Reyna, Eric Wynalda, Kasey Keller, Tony Sanneh, Michael Bradley and Steve Cherundolo, just a partial list - have sought the income and challenge of Germany.

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

The boy can do anything, but to be the star of the World Cup you have got to get to the final and win it!

If you qualify for a World Cup and expect to get an easy group, you are in the wrong sport. It doesn't work like that.

International friendlies, they mean something, but what you want is to play on the biggest stage, play under the lights.

I am not obsessed about making an impression on the Premier League.

Spain always go into a tournament with the idea of performing the best we can.

When you are in the World Cup, you must focus on seven matches and not losing any.

The World Cup is the World Cup, and I'm sad I won't play in it; that's my only regret. But to play a friendly with my national team, I did it many times, so it's not something I'm missing.

The Premier League is probably the best in the world so if you have a lot of players who play well there, it's normal that they are going to grow as players.

I do not feel like I am on par with Messi and Ronaldo yet. I need to win trophies to match them. I try to help my team and country as good as possible to do just that.

I'm a forward, and I need to score goals, but I want to play at a higher level.

The 2017 European Championship was my first major tournament for England, but everyone tells me the World Cup is a different level.

I think it will be good to be in Columbus and get pushed there and then go overseas. If there is a loan, it will be good to get comfortable and get games and get used to the pace of European soccer.

When I left the U.S., I sort of left that frustration and that pressure to make the national team behind me.

The Champions League is special. You play at a higher level, so you have to be very focused and have greater motivation.

As I said, when I played at Chelsea I give always my best to help the team but now Manchester United is my club and I will try to win there.