Rabih Alameddine Quotes

The World Cup is as big as it gets.

I believe an African team will one day win the World Cup, and it could even be in Brazil.

I'm so happy that I was able to make it to 120 games for Germany; 175 games would have been possible. I've had many great moments, but particularly the way the fans supported me and the road to the final in Rio.

Of course, I want to play for England as often as I can and at major tournaments.

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

The first World Cup I followed was Sweden 1958. I watched the games on TV. Brazil won that World Cup by defeating Sweden 5-2 in the Final and Pele scored twice.

Germans have a rich history of playing well in the World Cup.

It is a great pleasure for me to take on this important role as bid ambassador for the Qatar 2022 Bid, which I believe represents an essential expansion of the FIFA ideals to a new part of the world.

There is nothing nicer than playing in a World Cup against France, England, or Spain. There is nothing nicer than instead of playing a friendly, you can play a game where, if you win, you can make history.

I vaguely remember the 1998 World Cup. Michael Owen scored; I remember watching that.

After World Cup 2010 in South Africa I will no longer play for la Nazionale.

My first World Cup appearance remains fresh in my memory and what made it incredible was that I had made my first appearance for Nigeria just a year before.

A World Cup without Zlatan is not worth watching.

They (the FAI) have asked, very humbly, can't we be team No 33 at the World Cup? They have asked for that... really!

Ultimately it's your club form that decides whether you play at a World Cup because there aren't many England games throughout the season.

Football in Europe is No. 1 - that is what everyone watches because the best players in the world compete in this area.

Belgium's 1986 team is like the Christmas movie that they bring out every single year. That World Cup is something we get to see and hear about all the time. It is part of our general education in Belgium.

The African greats who were playing when I was growing up inspired me - players like George Weah, Abedi Pele, Tony Yeboah, Kalusha Bwalya, and all the others who made Africa proud.

The World Cup is a unique event. When you see a blue shirt in a bar or in a pub, you immediately think of Italy. Scoring for your nation was a wonderful experience.

Although I'm aware of how under-represented we are, I sometimes forget how desperately Arabs who aren't in the film business wish for better stories about us.

The history of football has always thrown up big surprises.

Now in the U.S.A., a lot of great players come after their careers in Europe, like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Andrea Pirlo, great players.

I was always a wrestling fan, and being an Arab kid who grew up in Canada, there was no representation for people like me.

I want to play for Scotland at a major tournament, that is the dream and the drive for me.

The most important thing is qualifying for the World Cup.