It's a funny old game sometimes

We all hate Jimmy Hill - Scottish fan's banner at opening match

So there was a place in this World Cup for Uri Geller - Barry Davies as groundstaff made emergency repairs to the steel pin holding down a net

The Brazil goalie is a dotchpot - Alan Hansen What's a dotchpot? - Jimmy Hill Not very good! -Hansen

The keeper did very well. He made himself as big as he could - Kevin Keegan as Italian keeper saves from Salas

Oh, they do make a meal of it all the same- Archie McPherson as Rojas of Chile rolls over petulantly

Give him an Equity card, I say - Archie McPherson again as the same player dives extravagantly

At this moment in time -Glenn Hoddle's favourite phrase

At that moment in time - Glenn Hoddle's second favourite phrase

You must be pleased. You must be pleased. You must be pleased by that, Glenn - Bob Wilson attempting to interrupt the England boss

That idea was tried in the Nationwide last season, and the left back kept coming off - Kevin Keegan describes the confusion caused by the new injury time electronic indication timer

On 'is 'ed - Kevin Keegan speaking perfect English

Enjoy the World Cup - it could be the last - advert for a new action thriller starring Bruce Willis

I looked at him and thought - God, he's 22 - David Beckham on Brazilian superstar Ronaldo

We're waiting here because the referee had to adjust what he was up to - John Motson as Chile v Italy referee ties his boot laces

I was going to say Norway are dictating the flow, but they have enough of them - Ron Atkinson on the Scandinavians named Flo

Let's have it off for England -The Sun's front page suggestion about giving everybody the afternoon off to watch the England-Tunisia game

Cesare Maldini looked punch drunk at one stage - but someone up there likes him - Archie McPherson after Italy had scraped a 2-2 draw with Chile

I think the Austrians need to change their mentality slightly - tactical talk from David Pleat

The opening ceremony suggested that several hundred deranged escapees from EuroDisney had hijacked the proceedings, or that terrorists had managed to drop a ton of LSD into the Paris water supply - Stan Hey, Independent

I always expect to score, you've got to - England wonderkid Michael Owen

Nil-Nil at half-time, not really much to talk about, Des? - Barry Davies intro for Des and Co to spend 15 minutes talking at half-time

I think he's got my boots on, that was pretty poor - Ally McCoist on a Danish missed chance

They've got nothing to lose. All they have to do is better than the bobsleigh team in the Winter Olympics - Ally McCoist on Jamaica's chances

That fella is the best centre-forward in Scotland, and he's also a comedian - and you need one of them - caller to Soccer AM on the omission of Ally McCoist from the Scotland squad

Yes. No - David Ginola, out of the French squad and out of his depth among the BBC studio banter

I was a little concerned there with the Tartan Army with bottles of water in their hands. What's going on lads? - Ally McCoist after seeing pictures of Scottish fans minus ale

It's very difficult to put your body in a good position - David Ginola making millions of women viewers swoon

One travel agent thought he had 1,500 tickets, and ended up with none - John Motson on the ticketing scandal

It might also be said, Chris, that it's an easy game to play from the stand - Barry Davies after a critical comment from pundit Chris Waddle

It was a low profile performance from the teams from the Low Countries - John Motson on the drab Holland-Belgium draw

Don't you think we're in danger of making it a non-contact sport? - Mark Lawrenson on the decision to ban the tackle from behind

The French still think a tour by the Bolshoi Ballet is a bigger event - Organiser Michel Platini despairs at the indifference of his fellow countrymen

My trouble is I don't have a Ronaldo - Tunisia coach Henryk Kasperczak laments his poor squad

Rarely has so much talent been packed into Size 5s - Clive Tyldesley on Romania's Gheorge Hagi

We play like seals. Plenty of ball skills but not much teamwork - Jamaica coach Rene Simoes

Becks produced a much better level of performance after he removed his sarong - spoof Glenn Hoddle diary in the Sunday Times

I never actually dream of footballers. I'm married with three children - Scottish skipper Colin Hendry replying to questions about facing Brazilian superstar Ronaldo

He's a man of 37, so he's no chicken - David Pleat's description of Germany's Olaf Thun

The personnel may change but the system is the same - Alan Hansen on Germany's formation

In Rome, the police got their retaliation in first - David Mellor on football violence

Most of the trouble was caused by local youths - French reporter on the beach brawl

It's a funny old game sometimes - Yugoslavia's former Aston Villa striker Savo Milosevic talking football the English way

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