WORLD CUP: Most Social Matches, Goals, Countries, Players On Facebook During Group Stage

The opening match of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil was the most social thus far, according to the Facebook Data Science Team, while the goal by Javier "Chicharito" Hernández in Mexico’s 3-0 win over Croatia was the most social goal, host nation Brazil topped all countries in tournament-related conversations, and Neymar of Brazil was the player who generated the most buzz.

WorldCupGroupStageTotal650The opening match of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil was the most social thus far, according to the Facebook Data Science Team, while the goal by Javier “Chicharito” Hernández in Mexico’s 3-0 win over Croatia was the most social goal, host nation Brazil topped all countries in tournament-related conversations, and Neymar of Brazil was the player who generated the most buzz.

The Facebook Data Science team examined all World Cup-based conversation on the social network between June 12 and 26, encompassing more than 815 million interactions (posts, comments, and likes) from more than 200 million users.

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