Quotes

I don’t know, as a football fan, to me, I would want to see a little bit more diversity at this point. I find European football sometimes a little boring, and I think there’s some teams that are so exciting to watch that you won’t be able to see this kind of different style, which is unfortunate at this stage because, I don’t know, I really appreciate teams that are no longer in the tournament.

Hopefully, it's a complete spectacle. Just an absolute media circus. I hope it's huge and crazy. That's what it should be. This is the best game, this is what everybody wanted.

The women's game depends on you to survive. So think about that. Value it more. Cry in the beginning so you can smile in the end.

Watching USMNT last night and Mexico tonight, one thing really standing out: The rhythm and speed at which Mexico play at - vertical, fast and crisp passing. Easy on the eye.

An amazing moment for me was when Thailand scored the goal. It was an amazing thing to see the emotion for them and how much it meant to them. It kind of gave me that extra bit of pride walking out for my country seeing how much it meant to another country to just score at a World Cup. So that's what inspired me.

The first tie-breaker in the World Cup in the group stage is goal differential. So, it would be a crime for them to take the foot off the gas and then finish second in the group because they took the foot off the gas.

I am not embarrassed at all. The Thai national anthem was heard all over the stadium. The women’s team never disappoints Thais.

I'm a Madridista, I want to retire here.

We will decide in a few days - the only target in my mind was to win this final. Maybe now it is the time for a new challenge.

The best player in history? Ronaldinho. Because when he was at his best nobody could compare. He always had a smile on his face as well. He had skill, scored fantastic goals and put magic into the game.