World Cup 2014: Germany/Brazil Match Lights Up Twitter, Breaks Records


Well played, 2014 FIFA World Cup, well played.

Thanks to the Germany vs Brazil match yesterday, during which Germany clobbered Brazil, the world has World Cup fever!

The match sparked the most talked about sporting event ever to trend on Twitter. All through the game yesterday, the Twitter feeds of millions ignited with social media commentary on the game.

Celebrities and sports greats across the world from supermodel Heidi Klum to the U.S. MLS club coach Jurgen Klinnsman took to Twitter to express their excitement over the match:

Can you believe this…I cant. 1…2…3…..4….5….6…..7… http://t.co/sacRPiQG41 — Heidi Klum (@heidiklum)

GERMANY WRITING WORLD CUP HISTORY TODAY!!! HUGE HUGE COMPLIMENT!!! SO PROUD OF THEM!! — Jurgen Klinsmann (@J_Klinsmann)

As for the hard numbers on how the World Cup 2014 took over Twitter?

The Boston Herald reports that yesterday’s match accounted for more than 35 million tweets, making it the most discussed sporting event on Twitter in the history of the social media site. The event also broke the record for the most tweets per second, according to the report. When Germany plunked down their fifth goal against Brazil, Twitter would experience a tidal wave of tweets: 580,166 per minute to be exact.

Comparatively speaking, the 2014 Super Bowl registered roughly 25 million tweets. Remember? The game where the Broncos were nearly shut-out and most definitely shut-down by Seattle? That royal beat down registered about 381,000 tweets a the height of the action. Interestingly enough, direct comparisons are being made between the Germany vs Brazil game and Super Bowl XLVIII.

The numbers don’t stop there, however. Over the span of a 15 day period, the 2014 World Cup games have chalked up more than 300 million tweets worldwide. In comparison, the 2012 Summer Olympics accounted for half that number, a mere 150 million, over a 16 day period.

Aside from the Germany vs Brazil trouncing, the most tweeted about match was the Brazil vs Chile meeting in the round of 16.

In related news, since his team is no longer in the running for the cup, Jurgen Klinnsman was probably most vocal about his support for his former soccer club. USA Today reports that his behavior and his loyalty to his current team has been questioned after Jurgen expressed his excitement at Germany’s successful match. It would appear that several fans think he should have loyalties to his current team, as head coach, and not his former team.

Did you see the Germany vs Brazil game? Who were you rooting for? What do you think about yesterday’s match?

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