Expectations are higher than ever and Eriksson insisted he was desperate to win the World Cup.
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Mercedes have made it clear that their target is to win the world championship.
However, Hurst fears that Capello's squad does not have the strength in-depth to win the World Cup.
The Yankees shortstop has helped his team win the World Series four times in his five seasons in the majors.
"When you win the World Cup you've got to go, there's no more you can achieve, " he said.
Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick when England beat West Germany 4-2 to win the World Cup in 1966.
Despite holding the No.1 spot in the Twenty20 rankings, South Africa isn't the favorite to win the World Twenty20.
In the last month Spain has seen its sportsmen win the World Cup, Wimbledon and the Tour de France.
Volquez, making his third consecutive opening day start, helped the Dominican Republic win the World Baseball Classic last month.
"I don't really think I'll win the World Cup this year, " said Maier.
The Royals will win the World Series (ok, no one is predicting that).
"If the U.S. were somehow able to win the World Cup, it's be a whole different ball game, " says Powell.
"I think Kumar Sangakkara's team is focused very much to win the World Cup, " he told the BBC Sinhala Service.
"To win the World Cup would be a dream come true and put every other achievement in the shade, " said Morley.
The lesson of it all is not that India should redouble its efforts to win the world over next time around.
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"If this plan is approved, we will win the World Series, " he vowed in a press conference Monday at the ballpark.
The following year he got the England job and announced that the national team would win the World Cup in 1966.
"England play with a lot of width, but that's not how you win the World Cup, " The Mirror quotes Woodward as saying.
To win the World Cup in Australia, therefore, would be extra special.
If you asked me right now, 'Will Brazil win the World Cup?
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Dominate the back page and win the World Series, everyone remembers you.
In Las Vegas, they were 500-to-1 longshots to win the World Series.
The U.S. team won't win the World Cup this year, but there is plenty of pressure to improve on the showing of 1998.
But this is a team that hopes to win the World Cup and everybody knows on their current form they have no chance.
The U.S. team won't win the World Cup this year, but there is plenty of pressure to improve on the dismal 1998 showing.
He is an integral part of the All Blacks' bid to win the World Cup for the first time since its inception in 1987.
The All Blacks were favourites to win the World Cup for the first time since 1987 before their 20-18 loss to France in Cardiff.
In October last year, Stephen Fleming admitted he had a "burning ambition" to win the World Cup before stepping down as New Zealand skipper.
In 1908, American Jack Johnson became the first black boxer to win the world heavyweight title when he defeated Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney.
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