Hundreds of young footballers descended on Wembley Park for the annual Wanganui Athletic junior football tournament on Sunday.
And there may have been a Lionel Messi or Carli Lloyd among them.
The tournament attracted almost double the numbers than it did last year, a growth rate which may force organisers into running a two-day tournament next year.
Thirty-nine club and school teams from as far as Taupo, Kapiti and Dannevirke entered the tournament across under-10, under-12 and under-14 grades.