Nick McDonald: More trading lessons from the World Cup
The World Cup provides many lessons for anyone looking to perform at the highest level and that includes those in the challenging world of trading financial markets.
The World Cup provides many lessons for anyone looking to perform at the highest level and that includes those in the challenging world of trading financial markets.
German supporters have outnumbered Argentine fans at The Fox in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour.
Marcelo looked wide-eyed, stunned when he scored the first goal of the World Cup ... against his own team. Hardly the most auspicious of starts for Brazil.
Now we know why the rest of the world glories whenever the All Blacks crash out of the Rugby World Cup at the hands of France.
If you feel like this World Cup has been more dramatic than most, you're right.
If you think the All Blacks are consistent - take a look at the German football team. Just like their cars and appliances, German sides are uber reliable, in a much more global game.
The party is over. The carnival that has gripped Brazil over the past month has come to a shuddering, embarrassing halt.
The "hand of God" proved decisive when Maradona's goal put paid to England's World Cup dream in 1986.
Little things have every chance of winning or losing the World Cup final. But first, let's address the big things.
For brothers Liam, 10, and Ryan, 7, sibling rivalry has reached its peak ahead of Monday's World Cup final. Liam is backing Germany while Ryan is supporting Argentina.
Editorial: The past month has shown once again the hold of the tournament, even on people who spare not a thought for football at any other time.
The FIFA World Cup final is upon us. Football fans across the world will be biting their nails when Germany go head to head with Argentina.
The Fifa World Cup has finally reached the business end of the tournament, with punters swarming to place their bets on their favourite football team to win.
Herald journalist Steven Holloway looks at five things we learned from week four of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Yes, Brazil were bad. But far more importantly, the Germans were sensational, writes Chris Rattue.
Kiwis bet more than a million dollars on the World Cup semifinal between Brazil and Germany - the biggest amount of the tournament so far.
Brazil were humiliated this morning in the World Cup semi-final, losing 7-1 to Germany, and the internet's reaction to the result was immediate.
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari says his side's stunning 7-1 thrashing at the hands of Germany in their World Cup semi-final is the worst day of his life.
Germany handed Brazil its heaviest World Cup loss ever this morning with an astounding 7-1 rout in the semifinals that stunned the host nation.
After the 1950 World Cup final, which Brazil lost 2-1 to Uruguay in Rio, the country's football was plunged into such deep despair the national team didn't play again for two years.
Brazil and Germany collide in a heavyweight clash of continental superpowers as the World Cup semi-finals get under way this morning.
As the Fifa World Cup draws near its glorious finale, the calls of "best tournament ever" have been thrown around wildly.