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"The most important thing was qualifying for the World Cup," Paris Saint-Germain lynchpin Neves told RTP.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

The best moment as an amateur was qualifying for London 2012 and being the first female boxer to fight for Team GB at an Olympic Games.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023

“The most important thing was qualifying, and we have players in our squad who have never played in the World Cup,” said Mbappe, who starred in the last one.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2021

“I remembered the last time I was in that water,” she said, “was when I was qualifying for the Olympic team four years ago.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2016

Really, Aunt Hannah was qualifying for opéra bouffe!

From The Four Faces A Mystery by Le Queux, William