It was a dream which perhaps first formed itself when Fleming led the Black Caps to victory over India in the 2000 ICC Knockout final in Kenya.
In 1992, when the Cup was held in Australian and New Zealand, South Africa needed 22 runs off the last 13 balls (an achievable, if difficult, task) in a knockout semi-final against England.
But the home side landed a knockout combination in the final few minutes thanks to substitutes Gilberto and Bent.
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The Dutch will qualify for the knockout stages before their final group game if Cameroon fail to beat Denmark later on Saturday, and are still likely to go through regardless.
Togo helped the Ivorians to go through to the knockout phase ahead of the final round of group games by beating Tunisia's north African rivals Algeria.
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Le Page used arm-locks to great effect winning five out of his six fights with them in the knockout competition and won the final in under ten seconds.
For all its tortuous history, that's nothing compared to the competition's head-wrecking format, which welcomes teams at various points from June to February and features four qualifying rounds, a group stage, four more knockout rounds, then a final played in neutral territory.
England must beat Slovenia in their final group match on Wednesday to reach the knockout stage of the tournament.
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With Roma's victory over Cluj, the Italians moved a point clear of Chelsea, who must now beat Cluj in their final group match to be sure of reaching the knockout stages.
As well as its customary slot on BBC One, the final of rugby League's oldest and most prestigious knockout competition (1430 BST) will also be broadcast live for the first time in high definition on the BBC HD channel.
The victory means Bilak's Czech side now have three points from two Group A games, but leaves Greece knowing that only a win against Russia in their final group game will give them any chance of reaching the knockout stages.
Masato Uchishiba, the 2000 world student champion, clinched gold for Japan, defeating Slovakia's Jozef Krnac for knockout "ippon" finish in the under-66kg final.
Liverpool needed a 4-1 win over Marseille in their final group game on 11 December to book their place in the knockout stages.
England will be eliminated from the World Cup if they are beaten but they could still qualify for the knockout stages with a high-scoring draw in their final Group C game.
But Romanian side Cluj, which faces United at Old Trafford in its final game, still has a chance of making it through to the knockout phase.
Each of the candidates are involved in the knockout phase of the tournament and will hope to propel their teams into a first Premiership final at Twickenham on 29 May.
England need a win to guarantee their place in the knockout stages of the tournament and were boosted to see 22 of the 23-man squad at final training.
It was the final chance of the game - with the draw leaving both clubs still in a perfect position to qualify for the knockout phase.
Arsenal will still qualify for the knockout stages if they beat Partizan Belgrade, who have lost all five games so far, in their final group game at The Emirates on Wednesday, 8 December.
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