World Cup 2014: Brazil Vs. Germany Semifinal Match Breaks Twitter Record - Was Most-Discussed Sporting Event Ever
World Cup fans this week witnessed the end of an era in a way when the tournament's host country, Brazil, was knocked out in an embarrassing 7 to 1 loss to Germany. For many reasons David Luiz and the rest of the players on the pitch were a part of history this week, and one record was broken on the Twitter front. According to reports, the Germany win over Brazil was the most-discussed sporting event on Twitter in the history of sports.
Thanks to the "Twitter Data" account, we can see how each play, goal, and minute looked like in terms of Twitter activity across the globe. Check out this informational map animation below:
As you can see, many people were tweeting about the game - most likely some tongue-and-cheek comments about Brazil, too, considering the amount of yellow on the map.
Here is some more information coming from "Twitter Data:"
See which #BRA v #GER players were most-mentioned on Twitter during the match #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/icCA8lfzJ9
— Twitter Data (@TwitterData) July 9, 2014
The #BRA v #GER match also set a TPM record: Khedira's 29' goal (0-5) saw 580,166 TPM. #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/188YGgrgZg — Twitter Data (@TwitterData) July 9, 2014
With 35.6 million Tweets, #BRA v #GER is the most-discussed single sports game ever on Twitter. #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/pRjssAZmhg
— Twitter Data (@TwitterData) July 9, 2014
And for the hell of it, here are some great Tweets from fans about the match:
Neymar predicted the score pic.twitter.com/J6fE3EGxib — Ghetto Foolishness (@UrbanCraziness) July 9, 2014
Germany vs. Brazil in one vine. https://t.co/dgrbhIOBNh
— Football Vines (@FootballVines) July 9, 2014
Germany treating Brazil like a prison would treat a photo of Iggy Azalea — Alexis Guerreros (@NotAlexis) July 8, 2014