Juan Mata Quotes

Winning the World Cup is definitely the highlight of my career. I thought the gold medal at the Olympics would peak it, but winning the World Cup, the reception... it's what we all dreamed of when we were little.

Liverpool have won everything but never a World Championship. I am sure in the future they will once again make the effort to win the tournament. They have had good rhythm in the Premier League this season.

The Libertadores is sensational, but the Champions League... The first time I heard the anthem was a really special feeling. It's like being in a video game; it's living the dream of every child.

I saw U.A.E. play at the London Olympics for the first time and I was really impressed with how they played against the likes of Great Britain and Uruguay.

You can play football in Bayern, in Barcelona, in Manchester, in London, wherever. In the end, it's football, and you want to play with the best.

To have played for England was my ultimate ambition, and to do so at four World Cups and represent Team GB at a home Olympics was beyond the wildest dreams I had when first starting out.

What I loved the most about the Champions League was the games at home.

Playing in the Copa America would be an important thing for me, just like the Olympics, because Brazil has never won the gold medal there.

It is really nice to play in the Champions League, because we play against the best teams and the best competition in Europe.

The Confed Cup is a chance for me to prove what I can do.

The Asian Cup is an important tournament.

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

You know I was a ball boy at the Italy v. Argentina semi-final in Naples in 1990 and playing in a World Cup final is something every child dreams about.

Playing in a World Cup or in a European Championships is like a dream come true.

Obviously, the World Cup is nice and the Euros is really nice as well, but I have always dreamed of the Champions League.

I've been to three Olympics. I gave it my all.

I want to play in a cup final.

I have always wanted to play in the World Cup.

Would I have preferred not to play in a home World Cup for Brazil, a privilege that most people in this world can only dream of? Not a chance.

A club like Liverpool has to be involved in Europe, whether it is the Europa League or Champions League.

I think all great players set a target for themselves in their careers. Mine was to win a world title with Brazil, which I did twice.

The 2006 World Cup was the summer I came to United so the England thing was kind of ongoing. Getting to the World Cup was massive but it wasn't until I got to United that I had that feeling that winning was a possibility.

Going to the World Cup and being in the national team would be the ultimate.

One of my dreams was to win the World Cup.

I think England has got some great players.