Our dearly departed World Cup threw up some weird and wonderful results and prompted many gamblers to pull their hair out. Millions were lost backing against New Zealand who were the only side to leave South Africa with an unbeaten record. One punter lost €40,000 alone on the All Whites.
So now that the dust has settled, what have we learned from World Cup 2010? We pick out five lessons to take with you from here on in.
Not terribly insightful. Hindsight is always 20-20, and rarely accurate for the next Cup. I would bet on Japan losing in the knockout stage next time.