The Fifa under-20 World Cup has been a huge success and will leave behind a lasting legacy for New Zealand football - that's according to David Beeche, CEO of the competition's local organising committee.
Serbia shocked Brazil in the final with Nemanja Maksimovic's dramatic late winner in extra time giving them a 2-1 win, in front of a sell-out crowd of more than 25,000 at North Harbour Stadium.
22 days of football was been watched by more than 300,000 fans with Mali and Senegal, the tournament's two surprise packages, capturing everyone's imagination by upsetting the odds to make the semi-finals.
New Zealand's U20s made the knockout stages for the first time in any Fifa tournament before they were valiantly defeated 2-1 by Portugal in the last 16.
"Kiwi sports fans have been part of an incredible celebration of world football," said Beeche. "We've seen our own Junior All Whites make history going further than ever before in a Fifa tournament, we witnessed over 150 stunning goals, inspiring talent and amazing matches throughout every stage of the tournament."