TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The 2018 World Cup has ended but many memories are still left on Facebook. For example, an important moment when France defeated Croatia at 4-2.
Based on the information collected by Tempo on July 19, Facebook recorded 2,3 billion interactions related to the 2018 World Cup done by 383 million people. The information is based on the data collected from June 14 to July 15. Here are four interesting facts discussed via Facebook:
1. Most Popular Teams
The most searched teams are Brazil, Argentina, France, Russia, and Mexico. While the most actively involved countries in conversations about the 2018 World Cup are Brazil, the United States, Mexico, as well as Asian countries namely India and Vietnam.
2. Most Popular Players
Most popular names mentioned on Facebook are Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr., Cristiano Ronaldo, Philippe Coutinho and Mohamed Salah.
3. Most Popular Posts
The posts made by the football players also gain a lot of reactions from Facebook users. For example, a Mexican footballer Raul Jimenez, who shared his team’s photo after defeating Germany in the group stage.
Based on the overall interaction, the top download was occupied by Lionel Messi who updated his profile photo, then Cristiano Ronaldo who gave support to his team and his country at the beginning of the World Cup, and James Rodriguez who shared his disappointment after England defeat Colombia.
4. Most Popular Moments
The most popular World Cup moments on Facebook were when France won the World Cup as the finisher of the game. In addition, there is Paul Pogba who scored with his goal kick in the 59th minute and France won 1-0 through Mario Mandzukic’s own goal in the 18th minute.
MOH KHORY ALFARIZI