The Spanish contingent have plenty to celebrate too, as Sergio is two up against Big Phil, who has that familiar nervous little smirk on his face.
Six Super Hornets, a Wedgetail surveillance aircraft, a KC-30 refueller and a special forces contingent have been pre-deployed to the United Arab Emirates.
Other western countries such as Finland and the sizeable Irish contingent have already started to pack their bags as news of the Norwegian withdrawal hits Dublin and Helsinki.
Some of the coaching staff and a few of the German contingent have privately expressed reservations about the manager forsaking traditional fitness drills for exercises with the ball.
Israel and Iran are housed at opposite ends of the village; TeamGB are suitably far away from their Argentine counterparts; and the German contingent have been placed a good distance from the Greeks.
Dozens of Western investigators, including a large F.B.I. contingent, have flown into Nairobi in the past few days, and there were fears that the mall may be booby-trapped with explosives.
