New Zealand it seems has caused one of the all-time World Cup shocks in holding Italy to the draw at the Mbombela Stadium.
The New Zealand side took only 7 minutes to score, with Gold Coast United Striker Shane Smeltz picking up Fabio Cannavaro's bodged attempt to clear a free kick into the box and slipping it home to the delight of Kiwi's across the globe.
The 'All Whites' held the Italians at bay for another 22 minutes before the champions finally scored on the 29 minute mark.
New Zealand captain Ryan Nelson was ecstatic with the win.
"It was amazing. It wasn't pretty, they showed so much determination and guts," he said.
"I'm speechless because everybody put in such a shift. We've given ourselves an opportunity (to go through to the second stage)".
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key who attended the match joined his nation in celebration.
"The All Whites showed all the courage and character we know they possess to score what is New Zealand's best result yet in world football," he said.
"In drawing with one of the world's top teams, the All Whites have surprised everybody and stunned the foot-balling world. The team can take great pride in their result."
New Zealand Herald correspondent Michael Brown drew attention to how astounding the win truly was.
"Little, old New Zealand with just 25 professional footballers â€" Italy has 3541. A country which had played just four World Cup matches before this morning drew with one which has won four World Cup titles. Crazy" he said.
Media across the globe have also celebrated the David and Goliath like victory.
In England, The Telegraph's correspondent Rory Smith poetically described the event.
"All over the glistening, ultra-modern Mbombela Stadium, patches of white whirled, New Zealand shirts stripped from chests and held aloft in defiance and delight. The team that came as cannon fodder had just detonated Italy's World Cup hopes" he wrote.
Everybody loves a good underdog story. It rekindles a sense of hope in those who may be facing daunting and somewhat impossible situations in their own lives and makes the everyday individual believe that maybe they too have a spark of greatness somewhere within them.
New Zealand's victory against the football Goliath that is Italy shows us that it is less about the size of your team and more about the size of your heart.
A Well-Being Australia theologian points out that as Christians we are sometimes faced with what can seem like insurmountable odds, but we must never lose sight of who is on the playing field with us.
Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us that if we "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight."
With God on our side, our faith can move mountains.