World Cup office fever

Apparently over 10 million of us watched the crucial England World Cup game yesterday, with many expected to have bunked off work to view the match. I still think it's incredible to witness the hysteria and media frenzy that's all part of a competition like the World Cup.

However, even more impressive is that over 800,000 streamed the match online - showing just how far technology has come in the last few years. Before, many people would have missed the match as they wouldn't have been able to leave their desks or wouldn't have had a television in the office. I bet many Brits were sneakily keeping up to date with the football via the internet.

There has been a lot of discussion about how the England match would disrupt work time and affect productivity of staff. But, most of the future matches will be in the evening or at the weekend, so I don't think that 90 minutes watching a match, will really harm future productivity. In fact it'll probably boost morale for the rest of this working week, whilst we feel good about the victory!

Unfortunately some fans in London couldn't watch the football because of a power cut, which won't do much for EDF's profile, much like the criticism ITV received when fans watching the game on HD missed the first England goal. Hopefully England's next match on Sunday against Germany will create a positive mood in the office by Monday morning.

Angela