The beautiful game it may be, and the results so far have been nothing short of spectacular, but it plays havoc with your sleeping patterns! I imagine sales of coffee and various other caffeine drinks have probably gone through the roof as we here in New Zealand support and cheer on our teams through the night. Imagine the problems next round - the 11.30pm games are all gone and it's 2am and 6.30am starts all the way.
Isn't it fantastic though to see the way that the rest of the world has embraced the achievements of the All Whites? And it's great to know that the next time I'm in the USA people may actually have realised that New Zealand is a country in its own right!
Aside from the All Whites and their success, the vuvuzela has to be the other big story of the World Cup. Love them or hate them, we're all talking about them and have learned a new word.
New Zealand Post is celebrating this spectacular event with a much quieter memento - a superb pure silver, New Zealand legal tender coin - released as part of an international programme to commemorate the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Check it out at nzpost.co.nz/fifa
It won't make the same noise as the vuvuzela, but it may be worth a little more after the tournament's over!
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