Dejan Lovren Quotes

It would be fantastic to play against Germany and Brazil.

I never dreamed I would captain England in a home World Cup.

I prefer beating Real Madrid to beating Manchester City!

How many times have I beaten Barcelona? I don't know, three times at least.

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.

Any player would want to be involved in games against Argentina.

Playing for England is always the main priority.

Me and a lot of my team-mates still think and speak about the World Cup in 1994, when Sweden finished third.

When I was playing for Chelsea, it was always tough to beat Albion.

I want to play against Besiktas.

When I was a kid, beating England was incredible; it always had greater repercussion than beating anyone else.

Best football player I played against? I think Messi. He killed us.

Leading my country out at the World Cup was something I'll never forget.

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

One thing is for sure: a World Cup without me is nothing to watch.

I wish I could play the World Cup; that's one of my dreams.

My sole focus is to help bring a World Cup back to the U.S.

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.

The only team that could have competed with us was the Cubans. It's too bad they're boycotting. The teams we're playing just can't compete with our power.

To play in the World Cup and try to win something for England was the ultimate.

My goals are for the U.S. team to get to the second round of the World Cup and to win a championship here in the U.S. with my club team the Columbus Crew.

The World Cup needs a brilliant Brazilian team.

The World Cup is a very important way to measure the good players, and the great ones. It is a test of a great player.

The first World Cup I remember was in the 1950 when I was 9 or 10 years old. My father was a soccer player, and there was a big party, and when Brazil lost to Uruguay, I saw my father crying.

The World Cup is a truly International event.