Holland midfielder Wesley Sneijder insists he will not go into the World Cup tired despite a long season with Inter Milan.
Sneijder was a key member of the Inter side which won the Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League titles last term. But the 25-year-old claims that, rather than leaving him drained, the success has made him eager for more with the national team.
"Frankly, I'm really not tired, it gives me new energy," he said in an interview with Voetbal International. "It is a huge incentive to take three titles with me to the Oranje, and I am hungry for more."
Years | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
2006 | Italy | France | Germany |
2002 | Brazil | Germany | Turkey |
1998 | France | Brazil | Croatia |
1994 | Brazil | Italy | Sweden |
1990 | Germany | Argentina | Italy |
1986 | Argentina | Germany | France |
1982 | Italy | Germany | Poland |
1978 | Argentina | Holland | Brazil |
1974 | Germany | Holland | Poland |
1970 | Brazil | Italy | Germany |
1966 | England | Germany | Portugal |
1962 | Brazil | Czech | Chile |
1958 | Brazil | Sweden | France |
1954 | Germany | Hungary | Austria |
1950 | Uruguay | Brazil | Sweden |
1938 | Italy | Hungary | Brazil |
1934 | Italy | Czech | Germany |
1930 | Uruguay | Argentina | America |