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Balls! It's the lowest scoring World Cup in history
It's looking as if this World Cup will be remembered for one thing - a lack of goals.
<i>Stuart Dye:</i> 'That's a handball. That'll be a red card. What a twat'
Commentators, pitch invaders, media conferences and even the All Whites feature in Stuart Dye's off-field WC highlights.
Soccer: NZ sure to rise in rankings
There are set to be big winners and losers in the rankings after the Fifa World Cup if early upsets continue.
A chance to find out what's causing all that buzz
The plastic horns that have prevented many TV viewers of the soccer World Cup from hearing anything else are now available in NZ.
Aussies claim credit for All Whites' success
First they took our pav, now they're after our point. Our trans-Tasman neighbours have boarded the All Whites' bandwagon.
<i>Stuart Dye:</i> Vuvuzela destroying World Cup atmosphere
The problem with vuvuzelas is not what they bring to the World Cup, but what they take away, writes Stuart Dye.
Soccer: All Whites make history with late goal
I have seen many great New Zealand sporting moments over the years but nothing to match this, writes Chris Rattue.
<i>Stuart Dye</i>: Faith, hope ... and sports glory
Some moments live long in the memory, creating goosebumps and smiles whenever they are revisited.
<i>Pravin Gordhan:</i> South Africa a winner whoever carries off World Cup
Will the billions spent by Sth Africa on the Fifa World Cup pay off?
FIFA World Cup: Ban vuvuzelas, say football fans
The deafening South African horns are set to be a defining feature of this year's FIFA World Cup, but many fans say they've had it up to here with vuvuzelas.
Swift justice meted out to soccer thieves
South Africa may have a soaring crime rate, but justice is administered swiftly as well.
TVNZ staff covering World Cup burgled
A TVNZ cameraman covering the Soccer World Cup in South Africa has had his hotel room burgled and more than $100,000 worth of equipment taken.
The good, the bad and the football
The photos of the Rainbow Nation that don't make the World Cup tourist guidebook
FIFA World Cup: Fans, Day 2
Photos of the Fifa World Cup fans from South Africa and around the world.
South Africa: Going home
Jane Phare talks to a South African living in New Zealand who is returning to Cape Town armed with lessons learned from Kiwis.