After last night's shock result in Salvador, it's all eyes on Manaus today as England take their first steps on the path to World Cup, ahem, glory?!
At 11pm tonight, Roy Hodgson sends his side out to face an Italy side who a couple of weeks ago couldn't beat Luxembourg at home.
I can't remember expectations being lower on an England side going into a major tournament, but aside from the injury to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, it's also been the most straightforward build-up I can remember.
In preparation for the tournament, I read the excellent "One Night in Turin" and although I was just a misty-eyed eight-year-old in 1990, I don't think I've looked forward to a tournament as much since then.
Anything England do will probably be a bonus, I'd be happy with getting out of the group - and I think these young players will benefit from the experience.
Last night though - wow. When the pundits weren't spending all their time talking about England (even post-match they were explaining how Holland should be an inspiration for England), all-conquering world champions Spain were, well, stuffed out of sight.
Has the famed tiki-taka died a death? Well, I'd say it was a bit premature, but Louis van Gaal's men showed how to deal with it, with some great counter-attacking football.
That bodes well for his new employers Manchester United, but Spain have a few big decisions to make before their next game, not least in goal.
Iker Casillas has struggled to be a regular at Real Madrid this season, and with David de Gea waiting in the wings, a change of goalkeeper is something for Vicente Del Bosque to consider.
Elsewhere, Mexico - despite being on a stinking run over the past year - joined Brazil on three points in Group A, but their 1-0 win over Cameroon will probably have given Croatia plenty of hope that they will be the ones to join Brazil in going through.
And then, after the Lord Mayor's Show of Spain's 5-1 loss, Chile overcame a stubborn Australia 3-1.
That group is now wide open, with the World Champions in peril - I'd go as far as to say that the game next Wednesday at 8pm between Spain and Chile is probably going to be the most important in the whole group stage.
England v Italy tonight is, of course, the main course, but there's some half-decent fayre on offer elsewhere.
Colombia and Greece get Group C off and running at 5pm, before the starter of Uruguay v Costa Rica in our group at 8pm.
And dessert? Well, you'd need to have a real sweet tooth to really want to stay up for Ivory Coast v Japan at 2am, but I just might give it a go.
Group C, of course, is important because if England do get through, one of these four will await.
I also, may (or may not) have put a speculative bet on one team in Group C to win it.
And that, my friends, is why my gambling accounts are pretty darn empty...
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