Fernandinho Quotes

It's an amazing opportunity to be around at the right time and play in a home World Cup.

Nobody is offered a World Cup.

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

It's a privilege to be able to play a host country in a host nation, because it's just that much bigger and these are the type of games that we love.

Winning the World Cup is what we have to do with Brazil. Every day that is what is in my head.

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

Every player would love to play a tournament like the World Cup at home.

We South Africans are also crazy about football, so the World Cup can be nothing but successful.

Brazil goes into every World Cup expecting to win - so when it is in Brazil it is expected even more. You can't understand what the World Cup means to our country.

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

I want to win the Euros. And the World Cup and the Champions League.

You always dream to have a great World Cup.

Those who know me well know that the World Cup is my goal.

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.

I want to win all sorts of titles and then the World Cup with the Brazilian national team.

I got to be around an England team at a World Cup in Brazil, and that was an amazing experience.

A World Cup in Brazil is the greatest event in which a footballer can play.

It's so important to be chosen for the national team. For the Copa America, for the World Cup, or just friendly matches, it's such an honour to reach that stage and be chosen for the team. People expect players to wear Brazil's shirt, win the title with pride, and keep winning. You have to have the mental strength to get over this pressure.

When I was a kid, I dreamed of wearing the Selecao shirt in a World Cup.

In international football, chances don't come along very often.

Being able to have the World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA is a great honor for us. Being able to speak at the ceremony that announced they were bringing it here was a stepping stone for a young player like me. I'm happy that it's coming to Canada.

I have always wanted to play in the World Cup.

I've always said the World Cup is a dream for any player.

For Brazil, the World Cup really starts in the knockout rounds.

I was 22, and getting into a World Cup squad is what you dream about as a kid, so finishing third was fantastic.