🎙️ Cristiano Ronaldo: “Winning a title with Portugal is much harder than winning a title with Brazil, Argentina, France or Germany.” 🎙️ Xavi (2012): “The EURO is harder than the World Cup. It's more intense. There are no Cinderellas. In the World Cup, with all respect, you can face Honduras or Saudi Arabia.”

🗣️ Javier Hernández: “When you look back at the World Cup from the group stage to the final, and you see how almost every country Argentina played against complained about bad officiating, cheating, and bias from the match officials, it starts to look like the tournament was planned for Messi and Argentina to win, perhaps as a send-off for Messi. It doesn’t feel like a fair World Cup. Too many incidents were overlooked because they involved Messi and Argentina players, and too many cards were shown after Messi appeared to influence the referee. It all gives the impression that the tournament was being steered in Argentina’s favour. I believe Spain were simply too strong, which is why Argentina couldn’t beat them despite what I felt was poor officiating in the first half. In my opinion, there should be a proper investigation and review of the decisions made in Argentina’s favour, especially in the matches against Egypt, England, and Cape Verde. I believe more controversies would come to light. Football is supposed to be for everyone, not just one country.”