Fabio Cannavaro Quotes

I played for Santos at 16, and we had an excellent team, so it helped a lot. And then I played for Brazil at the Maracana against Argentina. So I get more experience. This was one year before the World Cup, and it made a lot of difference.

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.

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

One of my dreams was to win the World Cup.

It is the dream of all the children of the world to play in the World Cup final.

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

It was my proudest moment as a manager when England drew 0-0 with Italy in Rome to qualify for the World Cup finals. Fifteen years later, the stakes are equally high for both countries as they go head-to-head for a semi-final place at the European Championship.

Potentially he could be. He scored the goal four years ago in France against Argentina that was extraordinary.

I wanted my children to be able to see me play at the World Cup.

As a boy, I wanted to be the Peruvian Diego Maradona. Sadly, Peru hasn't made the World Cup since 1982, so I guess I did well to choose something different.

Winning the World Cup is definitely the highlight of my career. I thought the gold medal at the Olympics would peak it, but winning the World Cup, the reception... it's what we all dreamed of when we were little.

I can still remember watching Italy win the 1982 World Cup. I was just an eight-year-old kid in Naples, my hometown, watching the games with a bunch of people in the houses of relatives and friends. I can recall that when Italy scored, we would shout and hug, even though we did not all know each other.

Winning the Europa League with Atletico Madrid and then reaching a semi-final of the World Cup is great.

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.

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

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

As a kid, I always wanted to play in Europe.

I have always wanted to play in the World Cup.

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.

A World Cup without Argentina isn't good.

Going to the World Cup and being in the national team would be the ultimate.

I dreamt of playing at the World Cup one day, but I never dreamt of playing for Australia. So it's a massive honour to be here and to be part of this team and to represent this country. So for the kids back in Fiji, if they dream big, there are no limits to what they can achieve.

Every player dreams of winning the World Cup, and there are very few who are fortunate enough to actually do it.

This is something I've dreamed of for a long, long time - to play in a World Cup.

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