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Workers watching World Cup online could ‘wreck internet’

It has withstood terrorist attacks, cyberwarfare from rogue states, crazed hackers and international intelligence agencies, but the web could face its nemesis in the shape of millions of World Cup fans.

Technology experts say the World Cup could effectively wreck the web as tens of millions of football fans worldwide clamour to watch live streamed matches online at work.