#world cup

At the World Cup and even now at the Confederations Cup, our security provisions will ensure the greatest level of protection possible for all those participating - both inside and outside the stadiums. ↗

— Franz Beckenbauer

#cup #ensure #even #even now #greatest

I would like to wish the England squad every success. I would also very much like to extend those wishes to Martin Johnson, Brian Smith, Mike Ford, John Wells, Graham Rowntree and the rest of the England 2011 World Cup management team who have been fantastic and deserve people to know that. ↗

— Jonny Wilkinson

#been #brian #cup #deserve #england

I'm not necessarily proud of the World Cups and the grand slams won or lost, the amount of points I scored, this record or that. ↗

— Jonny Wilkinson

#cups #grand #grand slams #i #lost

Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldn't bear the thought of not being perfect or letting people down. ↗

— Jonny Wilkinson

#being #cup #down #end #game

The problem with me is I always think I should've done better. I felt that after the World Cup final and through my whole career. ↗

— Jonny Wilkinson

#always #better #career #cup #done

In '82 Brazil showed that you can't win the World Cup without a solid defense. ↗

— Alan Hansen

#cup #defense #showed #solid #win

The World Cup needs a brilliant Brazilian team. ↗

— Alan Hansen

#brilliant #cup #needs #team #world

The boy can do anything, but to be the star of the World Cup you have got to get to the final and win it! ↗

— Alan Hansen

#boy #cup #final #get #got

A jacket commemorating the Germans as champions of the 1990 World Cup is out of date two weeks after the event has passed. ↗

— Thomas Harrison

#champions #cup #date #event #germans

If I remain healthy, I can win more races, but I don't think so much about setting new records. I'm already proud to have become the leading Austrian World Cup racer. ↗

— Hermann Maier

#already #austrian #become #cup #healthy