I am not a hooligan.
- Slogan on t-shirt being sold in Japan as English fans arrive for the World Cup

Are you watching Roy Keane?
- Irish fans' chant as they watched their side battle to a 1-1 draw
  with Cameroon without their disgraced star.

Allow me to use a phrase I often use -- justice and God exist. I believe that. When a team creates five or six chances, I reckon that deserves merit, a sack of praise. You know I'm a believer. God has answered my prayers.
- Italian coach Giovanni Trapattoni after the Italy v Mexico match. Italy equalised in the dying
  minutes to advance to the knock-out stage.

The number is totally natural. She's a lucky mascot, especially for Becks.
- Colin Fry, a dairy farmer named one of his cows after David Beckham, upon noticing the animal
   had a number seven (Beckham's jersey number) on her face.

He was a phenomenon only when he played against Italy. I am a nationalist and I regard such behaviour not only as an affront to Italian pride but also an offence to a country which two years ago opened its doors to him.
- Perugia chairman Luciano Gaucci, whose club sacked Ahn Jung Hwan, the Korean player
  whose goal knocked Italy out of the World Cup.

He will never play again for Perugia ... which mounted a character assassination against Ahn just because he scored against Italy.
- Statement from agents for South Korean pinup striker Ahn Jung-Hwan.

We can't beat your history but we can beat you (Brazil).
- England's Sol Campbell before the quarter-final clash with Brazil.

Brazil train every day with its reserve team and they are better than the official England team.
- Brazil's goalkeeper Marcos before the quarter-final clash
  with England.

I just want to say sorry to all the fans. I feel as if I have let people down. I thought he mis-kicked the free-kick and I misjudged it.
- England's veteran goalkeeper David Seaman, talking about
  the free-kick goal he conceded against Brazil.

Cafu had alerted me to the fact that their keeper was standing off his line. As I was about to take the free-kick, I saw where he was and was able to beat him.
- Brazilian match-winner Ronaldinho, on his free-kick.

I wish you all good luck... and ask you to deploy more effort in the remaining matches.
- The Saudi football team gets a message of support from Prince Sultan Ben Abdel Aziz.
  The Saudis were trounced 0-8 by Germany.

They will show that the English are absolutely terrified, they are quaking in their boots.
- Argentine legend Diego Maradona on Argentina's group F match with England.

They were willing it into the net.
- England's David Beckham says the fans sucked in his penalty winner against Argentina