Yahoo! Details Searches Related to 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Users of Yahoo!’s search engine have taken to the pitch for 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, and as round one of the tournament progresses in full swing, Yahoo! released some statistics about soccer-related searches.
The top searched soccer teams on Yahoo! over the past 7 days were the United States (searches for “USA soccer team” were up 187 percent), Mexico (up 60 percent), England (up 154 percent), Spain, and Argentina (up 954 percent).
The company also revealed the top 10 World Cup-related questions entered into its search engine for the same time period:
• What is the buzzing noise at soccer games?
• How long are soccer games?
• What is a yellow card?
• What does FIFA stand for?
• Who invented soccer?
• What does a yellow card mean?
• How long is a soccer match?
• What time is it in South Africa?
• How many minutes in...
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