The World Cup is nearly over. The month-long spectacle of excitement, passion, controversy and predictable disappointment will reach its climax tomorrow when Argentina take on Germany in the final.
More than a billion people around the world will be watching. For Fifa assistant referee Simon Lount, though, he already has his sights set on the next one.
The 32-year-old, who grew up in Thurnby, is aiming to be a part of his country's refereeing panel in Russia in four years' time. Not for England, though, but New Zealand.
Lount, a former Leicester City season-ticket holder, made the move Down Under 10 years ago. While travelling, he met a girl, Sarah, and fell in love. He now lives in Auckland.
New Zealand currently have three officials in Brazil – referee Peter O'Leary and assistants Jan Hendrik Hintz and Mark Rule.
"It's the first time in New Zealand's history that an all-Kiwi team has gone, which is pretty exciting for a small country like us," said Lount.
"There is competition for 2018 and the referees who have gone to the current World Cup will come back as favourites.
"One may retire, though, so it should open up a slot for the rest of us.
"I think I have got a good chance. I just need to get the right games and perform on the day."
The next stepping stone will be the Under-20 World Cup, in New Zealand, next year.
Lount had his first taste of refereeing in 1996, completing a course as part of the Duke of Edinburgh award, but never pursued it any further.
It was only when his wife Sarah encouraged him to take it up again, in 2007, that it took off, progressing through the local ranks to the New Zealand National League.
"Surprising as it is, I was viewed as being a little bit old at 28 or 29," says Lount, a proud father of two young boys, Ben and Alex.
"That's when I was being talked about as a nomination as a Fifa assistant referee."
Lount has a World Cup qualifier between Vanuatu and Samoa on his international CV as well as friendlies, Oceania tournaments and the Nations Cup in the Solomon Islands in 2012.
It can be a thankless task. Every decision is scrutinised to the infinitesimal degree, slow-motion replays dissecting play from every angle.
With millions of pounds, and World Cups, at stake, the pressure to get these crucial decisions right has never been bigger.
"I get nervous before most games, I think I would be a bit worried if I didn't," said Lount. "Nerves are good. The better the level, you do raise your game.
"It is not quite as Big Brother-ish here as in the Premier League, but if you do make an error there is a good chance it will be seen, scrutinised and replayed over and over again.
"It's an extra pressure but an extra motivation as well."
Scoring a goal in a World Cup final is a striker's ultimate dream while, for a goalkeeper, it may be saving the crucial penalty in a shoot-out.
For a linesman, it is getting the big calls right.
"It's those really, really tight decisions when the commentators are hell-bent on saying it is wrong and then when they watch it in slow motion and realise the assistant has got it right," said Lount. "That's when you get the buzz.
"There are occasions when you get it wrong, that's human error.
"You have to learn from those and try not to make the same mistake twice."
Lount could be on the world's biggest stage in four years' time but officiating is still something he does for the love of the game.
"It's a complete hobby," said Lount, a national product manager for kitchen company Hafele. "Football is not professional over here so the priorities in my life are family, then work, then refereeing. I have to pay the bills.
"It takes up a lot of time and lot of commitment. That is why having an amazingly supportive wife and family, who also enjoy sport, is so important."