Auckland City, the only amateur team in the FIFA Club World Cup, stunned soccer power Boca Juniors in a group stage game at Geodis Park.

Christian Gray, a trainee teacher at an Intermediate School in Auckland, scored in a famous draw vs. Boca Juniors.

When Auckland City FC sat down to ponder their Fifa Club World Cup mission a few weeks ago, this is what they would have been dreaming about. The squad of real estate agents, teachers, sales reps, tradesmen and students would have hoped they could make a mark on the world stage – while knowing it was probably impossible.