The world now knows that Australia doesn't just care about the world game — we are enchanted by it.
After Mat Leckie twisted and turned his way into the history books against Denmark, international football media watched in awe as Federation Square in Melbourne turned itself into Barcelona or Buenos Aires for a fleeting moment, turning the darkest hours of the night into a sea of red smoke and adulation.
The scenes sparked calls for the powers that be in other Australian cities to follow suit.
