Against all the odds, Lionel Messi and Argentina have emerged from the World Cup's Group D, after a last gasp thriller to beat Nigeria 2-1 in Saint Petersburg.
Classing himself as Argentina's adopted son, TVNZ 1 Breakfast's Jack Tame acts as the conductor for the Lionel Messi bandwagon, departing for South America this afternoon.
Elsewhere, underdogs Iceland have said farewell to Russia, bowing out with a viking clap and a 2-1 loss to group winners, Croatia.
Australia have also packed their bags, falling to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Peru, while France and Denmark are burdened with the shame of playing out this year's first 0-0 bore-draw.
Today's results
2AM Denmark 0-0 France
2AM Australia 0-2 Peru
6AM Nigeria 1-2 Argentina
6AM Iceland 1-2 Croatia
Tomorrow's fixtures
2AM Mexico vs Sweden
2AM South Korea vs Germany
6AM Serbia vs Brazil
6AM Switzerland vs Costa Rica
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