By Paul Walker, PA Sport, Daegu

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At least heartbroken Milenko Acimovic has got a new life with Tottenham to look forward to after his World Cup misery.

The 25-year-old signed a four-year contract with Spurs, moving from Red Star Belgrade before the World Cup, and will end up at White Hart Lane chastened by the experience of seeing his tiny nation fall apart here.

Beaten by Spain and South Africa, Slovenia are out after having been racked by internal strife throughout the tournament.

It has seen their manager, Srecko Katanec, announce he will quit after the competition following the bust-up with star player Zlatko Zahovic that ended with the midfielder being sent home.

Ironically, it was Zahovic who kept Acimovic out of the team in the Spain defeat, and the rumpus with the coach came after Zahovic had been replaced by the Spurs player in the second half - accompanied by tantrums on the line and then in the dressing room.

There is still one match to go for Slovenia - against Paraguay on Wednesday - but after all that has happened you can understand why Acimovic said: "I'm really looking forward to my new life with Spurs.

"It will be a honour and a great move for me. I am unhappy about what has happened in the World Cup, but I am happy that I will be going to a really big club.

"It is something special in my life that I have signed for Spurs. I'm excited by the club I am joining and by playing in the Premiership."

The Ljubljana-born ace, who scored a crucial play-off header against Romania to take Slovenia to the Far East, added: "I watch it all the time at home on TV, and now I will going there to play in it and be part of it. It is something so big and new for me, I can't really believe it is going to happen for me.

"I believe my best position is at playmaker. It is where I have played all my life, but every coach has a different system whether they are Glenn Hoddle or Srecko Katanec, and they play me where they feel it is best to see where I play my best."