Quotes of the day

'I tried to be a nice person but I was a spoilt brat'

Former Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova, on her "brusque" behaviour during her winning phase

'I guess that maybe it is the best defence in the World Cup against the best attack. It will be a big battle but I am very optimistic'

England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson on the meeting with Brazil

'Watching the World Cup has led me to a conclusion. The more bananas in the republic, the longer the national anthem'

Ed McAllister, of Witham, Essex, in a letter to the Daily Mail

'We have a lot to be unhappy about. I don't understand why we had a player sent off and a goal disallowed'

Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni believes his side should still be in the World Cup

'We beat one of the super powers of world football. They are very clever and they are very dangerous'

South Korea coach Guus Hiddink hails his heroes

'Most Japanese fans will be supporting England from now on'

TV commentator, after Japan went out of the World Cup