With the All Whites between matches, Monday’s World Cup card is a chance for Kiwi punters to enjoy the tournament…
For a nation that knows exactly how it feels to be the small side swinging at the giants, there is…
The All Whites are home watching with the rest of us now, but the World Cup has reached the stage…
Three of the four award markets settled exactly as priced. One did not — and it happened to be the…
If France v Morocco is the emotional tie of the round, Spain v Belgium is the tactical one. Spain have…
There is a detail in Spain’s triumph that belongs to us more than to almost anyone else. When Spain lifted…
Two matches, two mornings, four champions — the World Cup semi-finals are the leanest, richest slice of the whole tournament…
The knockout stage is where the smart punting starts, and the World Cup quarter-finals hand Kiwis a rare gift: four…
This is the tie of the round for a lot of neutrals, and it is easy to see why. Norway…
If you set an alarm for 7am on Monday, you got 105 minutes of nothing and then the only goal…
Set the alarm for this one, Aotearoa. At 5am NZT the defending champions take the field, and Lionel Messi stands…
Every World Cup delivers one individual duel that runs alongside the trophy, and 2026 has served up the best possible…
The tournament is done and every market is settled. The final produced a situation that recurs in every knockout tie…
Set the coffee machine for Tuesday night, Aotearoa, because this is the match the whole tournament has been building towards.…
Some fixtures carry their own weight before a ball is kicked, and this is one. France beat Morocco 2-0 in…
England under Thomas Tuchel can seal early Group L qualification on Tuesday, and for Kiwi night owls the timing is…
Some fixtures come with a century of baggage, and this is the heaviest of them all. England against Argentina in…
Let us be honest with each other, the way mates are after a tough loss at the pub. The 1-3…
Save the best kick-off time of the round for last. While the other three quarter-finals demand an early alarm, Argentina…
For fifteen glorious minutes, every Kiwi who set aside their Monday lunch break believed. The clock at BC Place had…
