Jacob Zuma Quotes

Soccer is a great game, and the rich variety of styles and passions that come with being truly global makes the World Cup a nonpareil event in the universe of competitive sport.

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

The World Cup needs a brilliant Brazilian team.

I'm just the same as everyone - I can remember, growing up, watching the World Cup.

Whether you're male or female, going to a World Cup is the biggest thing that will ever happen in your life.

World Cup is very special because it happens once in four years, so for every individual, it's very special.

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.

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.

The most important thing is qualifying for the World Cup.

To go to a World Cup is a dream come true, and I can claim to have experienced that four times.

I've never met anybody who says they don't like the World Cup. If you're a soccer fan or not, everybody loves watching it, and I think it could be the same for other sports.

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.

I think that the World Cup is a big factor for this increased interest. I don't believe all of this is a result of just myself but also because of the others who are playing abroad.

Every team going to Brazil 2014 will be there to win, and it's going to be a fiercely contested World Cup.

I'm aware that the World Cup is probably the greatest spectacle in the world of sport, and that's despite the referees that have been found to have fixed games specifically.

Winning the World Cup was very special because it meant so much to so many.

I'm delighted when Scotland qualify either for the World Cup or the European Championship. I always take a vested interest in Scotland's result, and it creates the opportunity for a drink in our house when they do well.

Having played in U.S.A. in 1994, in France in 1998, as well as the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan - the first on the Asian continent - I have witnessed the excitement and passion unleashed in those different parts of the world.

It would be fantastic to play against Germany and Brazil.

Look, in my life, I played one World Cup: the greatest thing. I used to wait in anticipation for the squad announcement. I didn't go to Argentina 78 having played throughout qualification. Now, that hurt.

We're trying to win a World Cup for our country, and I think everyone who supports football can get behind that.

It's probably the happiest moment for me, to play in a World Cup hosted in Africa.

I love watching the game, and I loved watching the World Cup.

The World Cup is as big as it gets.