'Who said what' at FIFA World Cup 2014
- "It's unbelievable what we have achieved. Whether we have the best individual player doesn't matter at all, you just need to have the best team" - Germany captain Philipp Lahm after the 1-0 final win over Argentina (Photo: AP)
- "It is a success of the country, of this game" - A relieved FIFA president Sepp Blatter after fears of widespread protests at the cost of hosting the feast of football failed to materialise (Photo: AP)
- "We are not falling apart." - Spain coach Vicente del Bosque after the champions' elimination (Photo: AP)
- "I think it was the worst day of my life, but life goes on" - Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari after the hosts' stunning cricket-score semi-final loss to Germany (Photo: AP)
- "Do people really need to watch us without our underpants?" - Croatia international Ivica Olic slamming local media for publishing photographs of teammates swimming naked (Photo: AP)
- "When there are chances in a game that is so evenly balanced you have to take them. We lacked a bit of efficiency" - Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella after Sunday's final loss to Germany "He's the water in the desert. He finds solutions when we
- "I vow to the public that there will never again be another incident like that" - Luis Suarez, after taking on the role of the World Cup's villain by biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini, promising to keep his nashers for eating in future (
- "Apparently drones are used more and more. We don't want intrusion into our privacy. It's hard to fight." - France coach Didier Deschamps on hi-tech spying at the World Cup (Photo: AP)
- "They took away my dream of playing in a World Cup final, but the dream of being world champion has not ended" - Brazil poster boy Neymar, after his injury in the quarter-final agaisnt Colombia, but before Brazil's 7-1 mauling by Germany (Photo:
"It's unbelievable what we have achieved. Whether we have the best individual player doesn't matter at all, you just need to have the best team" - Germany captain Philipp Lahm after the 1-0 final win over Argentina (Photo: AP)
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