"Pires has got something about him, he can go both ways depending on who's facing him" - David Pleat
"Batistuta gets most of his goals with the ball" - Ian St John
"The good news for Nigeria is that they're two-nil down very early in the game" - Kevin Keegan
"Moreano thought that the full back was gonna come up behind and give him one really hard" - Big Ron
"Adams is stretching himself, looking for Seaman" - Brian Moore
"I wouldn't be surprised if this game went all the way to the finish" - Ian St John
"Apart from their goals, Norway haven't scored" - Terry Venables
"The Croatians don't play well without the ball" - Barry Venison
"It had to go in, but it didn't" - Peter Drury
"That's lifted the crowd up into the air" - Barry Davies
"He never fails to hit the target. But that was a miss." - Bobby Robson
"Batistuta is very good at pulling off defenders" - Kevin Keegan
More Kevin Keegan (retired footballer/active TV audience annoyer) specials:
- "Only one team can win this game....and that team is England" (immediately followed by Dan Petrescu scoring the winner for the opposing side)
- "Chile have three options - they could win or they could lose"
- "That would have been a goal if the goalkeeper hadn't saved it"
- "I came to Nantes two years ago and it's much the same today, except that it's completely different"
- "A tremendous strike which hit the defender full on the arm - and it nearly came off"
Some from Big Ron Atkinson:
- "Zidane is not very happy, because he's suffering from the wind"
- "He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces"
- "They've picked their heads up off the ground and they now have a lot to carry on their shoulders"
- "Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw"
- "He sliced the ball when he had it on a plate"
- "I'm afraid they've left their legs at home"
