Quotes and Sayings about Qatar

Bayern Munich is a football club not Amnesty International.

More trade with Qatar & Emirates is good against terrorism.

It's sad that this tournament is not a World Cup for the fans. I know many people who would like to go to Qatar but don't out of several reasons.

I'm fully aware that Qatar are striving to become one of the leading sporting nations and they have big plans for football. Winning the honour of hosting the 2022 World Cup is the best possible proof of their intentions.

The world will discover Qatar and that is what football is about - to bring people together.

In all cases, we are continuing with our preparations to host a unique edition of the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and ensuring that it is a tournament of innovation, hospitality and legacy.

I haven't seen any slaves in Qatar yet. They're all walking around freely, without chains.

It will be a World Cup hosted by a country that has all the infrastructure and the possibilities ready to welcome the world to Qatar. The stadium is extraordinary.

The tournament will be a triumph for Qatar and the whole Arab region. Fans from across the world will get the chance to see a glimpse of what the World Cup will be like in Qatar.

Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Qatar - and that's practically the same thing.

I will be world champion, my love. It is written. And I will score a goal.

It's crazy that it has happened this way. I wanted it very much. I knew God was going to give it to me, I sensed it was going to be this.

Argentina in dreamland! Lionel Messi sent the Lusail stadium into raptures as he held the World Cup aloft in Qatar, having guiding Argentina to glory through a nerve-wracking penalty shootout against France in one of the greatest ever finals.

We will come back.

I have very strong feelings. I can tell you that today I feel Qatari. Today I feel Arab. Today I feel African. Today I feel gay. Today I feel disabled. Today I feel a migrant worker.

Thank you, Senor Havertz. The goals of the German striker make us advance to the last 16.

See Ger Later - Heartbreak for Germans as they're dumped out in World Cup groups again despite thrilling win.

We got lots of energy out of the last game. We're excited. We have to win, even when we play an uncomfortable team. Nothing's done yet. We have to be realistic.

I feel great bitterness, it is disappointing to start this way. Now we must turn the page and show that we are a strong team.

We want to win this World Cup. The group is very strong. And I want to take this opportunity to stop the talking about me. Stop asking other players about me. You can ask them questions about the World Cup and their expectations.

Our main story tonight concerns the World Cup. It's like the Super Bowl, except the rest of the world actually gives a f*ck.

The choice of Qatar was a mistake and I take my responsibility because I was the FIFA president at the time. Qatar is a small country. Football and World Cups are for big countries.

They have to accept our rules here. Homosexuality is haram. I am not a strict Muslim but why is it haram? Because it is damage in the mind.

By 2026 soccer or football will be the number one sport in this part of the world.

The member associations of Canada, Mexico and USA have been selected by the FIFA congress to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

In the US, together with Canada and Mexico, we want to organize the greatest World Cup ever. I'm looking very much forward to it and the world is looking very much forward to it.

We have to be more inclusive. If we can have a format that does not add any additional matches but brings so much joy to those who don't have the chance to participate then we will have to think about that.

If Barcelona was a German club, they'd be a case for a liquidator.

Neuer will always be the best - there's no discussing that.

Bayern Munich's crowning achievement came with a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League final in Lisbon. Kingsley Coman, a Parisian and former PSG prospect, scored early in the second half. Manuel Neuer, the brilliant goalkeeper, made sure the lead stood up.

Winning against Bayern Munich can't be anticipated, that makes them extra special.

Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.

I’m pro-choice. I’m pro-gay rights.

The question whether to carry out the Championships in Qatar should have been answered way earlier - with "no"!

There's no easy groups in the World Cup. They've all got their strengths. We'll take it as it is.

Football has been my life and Real Madrid my home. Together, we have lived unique moments.

My first choice will always be Real Madrid, but working at a global level for La Liga can't possibly offend anyone.

Real Madrid is a legendary team that stands above all the others and is the target of all the players.

If you're a homeless, alcoholic Scott and you had tourettes... how would they ever know?

Canada also helped in two world wars and gave the world Neil Young, William Shatner, Leonard Cohen, Pamela Anderson, one quarter of Barney Stinson, instant mashed potatoes and best of all - you.

If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don’t care for human beings.

The greatest tragedies were written by the Greeks and by Shakespeare. Neither knew chocolate. The Swiss are known for nonviolence. They are also known for superb chocolate.

Life is too short to learn German.

They say God invented whiskey to stop the Irish from rulin' the world.

Australia... home of every animal that seems like it should already be extinct.