Owen said: "Like everyone else, I was cheering on the rugby team against Australia and getting caught up in it all. I watched the celebrations in Trafalgar Square as a supporter and it was a great time for the country. It was amazing.
"Now it's up to us to keep it going. Rugby is a great sport but, in our country, football is the most popular sport. So you can imagine what the reception would be like if we were to win anything. The crowds would be twice as big, maybe 10 times as big. It would be incredible.
"Our country is hungry for that, you can sense it. But every country is like that and there can only be one winner so we have to give it everything."