1. "If this was not an important game for me, I would applaud." - In the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, Maradona ended England's hopes. He first performed the Hand of God, and then scored a wonderful goal that will be remembered forever. England's Lineker had nothing but good things to say about Maradona.
2. "If Spain wants to succeed, it needs to invite Van Gaal. With me, Spain can win the World Cup." - Football is like this: it will give people a second chance, and ultimately let people Everyone returns to his place. In those years when the Spanish team fell again and again, the Dutchman Louis van Gaal volunteered to bring glory to Spain. In the end, Spain reached the top of the World Cup in South Africa...and their opponent was the Dutch.
3. "I thought Pele was flesh and blood like me, but I was wrong." - The 1970 World Cup in Mexico witnessed the sublimation of the Brazilian team. In that team were Rivelino, Gerson, Tostang, Jalzinho...and Pele. After losing to Brazil in the final, Italy's Bergnich could not hide his admiration for Pele.
4. "I have never been so happy about losing in my life." - Political power eroded the 1938 World Cup in Italy. Before the start of the final, Mussolini sent a telegram threatening the Italian players: "If you don't win, you will die." After the Hungarian team lost the final, goalkeeper Sabo said: "I have never been so happy about losing like this in my life, because I The four goals conceded saved the lives of 11 people.”
5. “The Pope, Frank Sinatra and I were the only ones who could silence the 200,000-seat Maracan? Stadium. "--If there is one final that the Brazilians cannot let go of, it is the 1950 World Cup final against Uruguay. In front of the enthusiastic home team fans, the visiting team accomplished an amazing feat. Uruguayan player Guiggia left these words that will go down in history.
6. "We did not pray for Spain to win, so as not to embarrass God." - With Puyol's header, Spain eliminated Germany and entered the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. Spanish priest Fernandez Marin, who likes to play football, said: "The cheers around Puyol after Puyol's goal shook the government building. We did not pray for Spain to win, so as not to embarrass God, because we saw the Germans also crossing themselves and praying ."
7. "No one calls us the golden generation anymore because we didn't win any honors." - In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, England lost 1:4 to Germany in the quarter-finals. . England midfielder Joe Cole acted sensible after the game.
8. "They want to send me a bouquet of flowers, which is a bad omen." - Aragones often makes surprising statements. During the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Aragones was presented with flowers as soon as he arrived in Germany. However, the superstitious Aragones thought it was unlucky because most of the flowers in the bouquet were yellow.
9. "Football is a sport in which 11 people versus 11 people are ultimately won by the German team." - In the 1990 World Cup in Italy, England was eliminated by Germany in the semi-finals. England's Gary Lineker summed up the match this way.
10. "They broke my legs." - In 1994, Maradona represented Argentina in the World Cup for the last time in the United States. Maradona bid farewell to that World Cup early due to testing positive for cocaine.
11. "We didn't underestimate them. They were much better than we thought." - The England team led by Bobby Robson narrowly defeated Cameroon 3:2 in the 1990 World Cup. Cameroon pushed England into a desperate situation during the game, and Robson explained the reason after the game.
12. "Show me a card? I'll eat it!" - Gattuso is known for his fierce defense. When asked about the suspension caused by yellow cards in the 2006 World Cup, Gattuso made it clear: "I will play the game my own way and give my best as always. If the referee really wants to give me a yellow card, then I can only do it myself." I admit it is unlucky, but I will try to avoid being affected."
13. "Cruyff is better, but I am the world champion." - Beckenbauer's German team defeated the "Orange Storm." "The Dutch team won the 1974 World Cup, Beckenbauer said after the game.
14. "I would rather die than apologize to him." - In the 2006 World Cup final, Zidane was sent off with a red card for headbutting Materazzi. Zidane apologized to the fans and the French team afterwards, but he made it clear that he had nothing to say to Materazzi.