WORLD CUP: Final Group A Matches Bring 41M+ Interactions From 18M Facebook Users

The Group A matches of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil concluded Monday, with host Brazil winning the group by defeating Cameroon 4-1, while Mexico also advanced to the tournament’s elimination round with a 3-1 victory over Croatia. According to the Facebook Data Science Team, the simultaneous matches led to more than 41 million interactions (posts, comments, and likes) on the social network, from some 18 million users.

BrazilSoccerFans650The Group A matches of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil concluded Monday, with host Brazil winning the group by defeating Cameroon 4-1, while Mexico also advanced to the tournament’s elimination round with a 3-1 victory over Croatia. According to the Facebook Data Science Team, the simultaneous matches led to more than 41 million interactions (posts, comments, and likes) on the social network, from some 18 million users.

The two players who generated the most global buzz on Facebook were Neymar of Brazil and Javier “Chicharito” Hernández of Mexico, and the top five social moments in Monday’s Group A action were:

  1. Chicharito scores in the 82nd minute to give Mexico a 3-0 lead.
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