Football: World Cup - Quotes Of The Day

Monday 22 June 1998 18:02 EDT
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"It was the worst moment of my life. This World Cup can be no more fun for me anymore." Egidius Braun, president of German football federation, breaks down at a press conference called in response to the attack on a gendarme by German thugs on Sunday.

"When we play against Saudi Arabia on Wednesday we will be playing for Brendan and Naughty. I think the matter could have been dealt with differently." John Moshoeu, South African player, on team-mates Brendan Augustine and Naughty Mokoena, sent home for breaking curfew.

"I'm having as much fun as I ever did. I feel as if I've never been away." Germany's World Cup record-breaker Lothar Matthaus.

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