There Have Been Nearly 50,000 Tweets About Friday’s World Cup Draw Since Nov. 15

There have been 4.8 million World Cup-related tweets since August

Soccer fans heated up Twitter in advance of Friday’s World Cup Draw, in which match-ups will be set for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Jay Bavishi, Twitter’s partner manager for the International Olympic Committee and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, said in a blog post that since the 32-team field was set Nov. 15, there have been almost 50,000 tweets about the World Cup Draw, along with some 4.8 million World Cup-related tweets since August.