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This post is going to give you some advices and main FIFA World Cup Twitter data. Be the real player by knowing how to access the Twitter data like a PRO. But first things first.
With Tweet Binder you can analyze any tweet and all the Twitter handles you may need. You can track Twitter mentions or even run combination of searches by using Twitter advanced search. In fact, you can also access the Twitter archive for any Twitter account. And, of course, you can get tweet counts for all the hashtags. For instance, we can check the #FIFAWorldCup Twitter count easily from here:
Highlights from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Now that the world cup has come to an end it’s time to sum up the main statistics from the teams and matches:
- Most tweeted game: Final match between France and Argentina with 831257 for #ARGFRA on December 18th.
- Team who has won more followers: @Argentina, followed by @equipedefrace and @cbf_futebol
- Most likes received: @Argentina, followed by @jfa_samuraiblue and @equipedefrance
- The most retweeted team: @Argentina, followed by @jfa_samuraiblue and @cbf_futebol
- Most mentioned team: @Argentina, followed by @miseleccionmx and @england
What teams are playing in the World Cup 2022?
There are 32 teams playing in Qatar since the 20th of November until the 18th of December. The teams are divided in 8 groups of 4. These are the #FIFAWorldCup’s teams Twitter handles:
| Group A | Group B | C Group | Group D | ||||
| Team | Team | Team | Team | ||||
| Ecuador | @FEFecuador | England | @England | Argentina | @Argentina | France | @equipedefrance |
| Senegal | @Fsfofficielle | Iran | @TeamMelliIran | Saudi Arabia | @saudiFF | Australia | @Socceroos |
| Netherlands | @OnsOranje | USA | @USMNT | Mexico | @miseleccionmx | Denmark | @DBUfodbold |
| Qatar | @QFA | Gales | @Cymru | Polonia | @pzpn_pl | Tunisia | @FTF_OFFICIELLE |
| E Group | Group F | G Group | Group H | ||||
| Team | Team | Team | Team | ||||
| Spain | @SEFutbol | Belgium | @RoyalBelgianFA | Brazil | @CBF_Futebol | Portugal | @selecaoportugal |
| Costa Rica | @fedefutbolcrc | Canada | @CanadaSoccerEN | Serbia | @FSSrbije | Ghana | @GhanaBlackstars |
| Germany | @DFB_Team | Morocco | @EnMaroc | Switzerland | @nati_sfv_asf | Uruguay | @Uruguay |
| Japan | @jfa_samuraiblue | Croatia | @HNS_CFF | Cameroon | @FecafootOfficie | Korea Republic | @theKFA |
Although most of the teams have their official hashtag that we can analyze with Tweet Binder, we also offer the chance to acquire the Twitter archive for any Twitter account. That being said, this is the link to get your team’s Twitter data:
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#FIFAWorldCup latest matches Twitter counts
As of today, December 19th, we know the winner of this World Cup is Argentina. The match between Argentina against France is the most tweeted one:
| Matches – 18 Dec. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Argentina – France | #ARGFRA | #ARGFRA since:2022-12-18 until:2022-12-19 | 831257 tweets |
Also, this is the result that the match for the third position got:
| Matches – 17 Dec. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Croatia – Morocco | #CROMAR | #CROMAR since:2022-12-17 until:2022-12-18 | 46993 tweets |
In addition, these are the semi-finals tweet count:
| Match – 14 Dec. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| France – Morocco | FRAMAR | #FRAMAR since:2022-12-14 until:2022-12-15 | 320823 tweets |
| Match – 13 Dec. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Argetina – Croatia | #ARGCRO | #ARGCRO since:2022-12-13 until:2022-12-14 | 129585 tweets |
Tweet Binder counts allows us to know how many tweets have been shared about the quarter-finals matches:
| Matches – 10 Dec. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Morocco – Portugal | #MARPOR | #MARPOR since:2022-12-10 until:2022-12-11 | 155798 tweets |
| England – France | #ENGFRA | #ENGFRA since:2022-12-10 until:2022-12-11 | 181524 tweets |
| Matches – 9 Dec. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Croatia – Brazil | #CROBRA | #CROBRA since:2022-12-09 until:2022-12-10 | 159218 tweets |
| Netherlands – Argetina | #NEDARG | #NEDARG since:2022-12-09 until:2022-12-10 | 212000 tweets |
#FIFAWorldCup Twitter counts
Thanks to Tweet Binder tweet counter we have access to Twitter counts. In fact, we know the exact number of tweets the matches that already have been played have generated. Let see #FIFAWorldCup Twitter count and yesterday’s counts:
| Matches – 21 Nov. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| England – Iran | #ENGIRN | #ENGIRN since:2022-11-21 until:2022-11-22 | 550993 tweets |
| Senegal – Netherlands | #SENNED | #SENNED since:2022-11-21 until:2022-11-22 | 72669 tweets |
| USA – Wales | #USAWAL | #USAWAL since:2022-11-21 until:2022-11-22 | 61968 tweets |
| Matches – 22 Nov. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Argentina – Saudi Arabia | #ARGKSA | #ARGKSA since:2022-11-22 until:2022-11-23 | 164819 tweets |
| Mexico – Poland | #MEXPOL | #MEXPOL since:2022-11-22 until:2022-11-23 | 65788 tweets |
| Denmark – Tunisia | #DENTUN | #DENTUN since:2022-11-22 until:2022-11-23 | 20806 tweets |
| France – Australia | #FRAAUS | #FRAAUS since:2022-11-22 until:2022-11-23 | 190938 tweets |
| Matches – 23 Nov. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Morocco – Croatia | #MARCRO | #MARCRO since:2022-11-23 until:2022-11-24 | 38198 tweets |
| Germany – Japan | #GERJPN | #GERJPN since:2022-11-23 until:2022-11-24 | 196598 tweets |
| Spain – Costa Rica | #ESPCRC | #ESPCRC since:2022-11-23 until:2022-11-24 | 36319 tweets |
| Belgium – Canada | #BELCAN | #BELCAN since:2022-11-23 until:2022-11-24 | 80669 tweets |
| Matches – 24 Nov. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Switzerland – Cameroon | #SUICMR | #SUICMR since:2022-11-24 until:2022-11-25 | 18699 tweets |
| Uruguay – Korea Republic | #URUKOR | #URUKOR since:2022-11-24 until:2022-11-25 | 26087 tweets |
| Portugal – Ghana | #PORGHA | #PORGHA since:2022-11-24 until:2022-11-25 | 123348 tweets |
| Brazil – Serbia | #BRASRB | #BRASRB since:2022-11-24 until:2022-11-25 | 34278 tweets |
| Matches – 25 Nov. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Iran – Wales | #WALIRN | #WALIRN since:2022-11-25 until:2022-11-26 | 336643 tweets |
| Qatar – Senegal | #QATSEN | #QATSEN since:2022-11-25 until:2022-11-26 | 35547 tweets |
| Netherlands – Ecuador | #NEDECU | #NEDECU since:2022-11-25 until:2022-11-26 | 30483 tweets |
| England – USA | #ENGUSA | #ENGUSA since:2022-11-25 until:2022-11-26 | 84888 tweets |
| Matches – 26 Nov. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Tunisia – Australia | #TUNAUS | #TUNAUS since:2022-11-26 until:2022-11-27 | 20378 tweets |
| France – Denmark | #FRADAN | #FRADAN since:2022-11-26 until:2022-11-27 | 59185 tweets |
| Poland – Saudi Arabia | #POLKSA | #POLKSA since:2022-11-26 until:2022-11-27 | 128265 tweets |
| Argentina – Mexico | #ARGMEX | #ARGMEX since:2022-11-26 until:2022-11-27 | 92954 tweets |
| Matches – 27 Nov. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Costa Rica – Japan | #JPNCRC | #JPNCRC since:2022-11-27 until:2022-11-28 | 11405 tweets |
| Belgium – Morocco | #BELMAR | #BELMAR since:2022-11-27 until:2022-11-28 | 124876 tweets |
| Croatia – Canada | #CROCAN | #CROCAN since:2022-11-27 until:2022-11-28 | 22903 tweets |
| Spain – Germany | #ESPGER | #ESPGER since:2022-11-27 until:2022-11-28 | 63698 tweets |
| Matches – 28 Nov. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Cameroon – Serbia | #CMRSRB | #CMRSRB since:2022-11-28 until:2022-11-29 | 20624 tweets |
| South Korea – Ghana | #KORGHA | #KORGHA since:2022-11-28 until:2022-11-29 | 30684 tweets |
| Brazil – Switzerland | #BRASUI | #BRASUI since:2022-11-28 until:2022-11-29 | 22677 tweets |
| Portugal – Uruguay | #PORURU | #PORURU since:2022-11-28 until:2022-11-29 | 48850 tweets |
| Matches – 29 Nov. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Netherlands – Qatar | #NEDQAT | #NEDQAT since:2022-11-29 until:2022-11-30 | 29818 tweets |
| Ecuador – Senegal | #ECUSEN | #ECUSEN since:2022-11-29 until:2022-11-30 | 28235 tweets |
| Wales – England | #WALENG | #WALENG since:2022-11-29 until:2022-11-30 | 32240 tweets |
| Iran – USA | #IRNUSA | #IRNUSA since:2022-11-29 until:2022-11-30 | 612988 tweets |
| Matches – 30 Nov. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Tunisia – France | #TUNFRA | #TUNFRA since:2022-11-30 until:2022-12-01 | 59682 tweets |
| Australia – Denmark | #AUSDEN | #AUSDEN since:2022-11-30 until:2022-12-01 | 13478 tweets |
| Poland – Argentina | #POLARG | #POLARG since:2022-11-30 until:2022-12-01 | 228929 tweets |
| Saudi Arabia – Mexico | #KSAMEX | #KSAMEX since:2022-11-30 until:2022-12-01 | 18843 tweets |
| Matches – 1 Dec. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Croatia – Belgium | #CROBEL | #CROBEL since:2022-12-01 until:2022-12-02 | 41188 tweets |
| Canada – Morocco | #CANMAR | #CANMAR since:2022-12-01 until:2022-12-02 | 22375 tweets |
| Japan – Spain | #JPNESP | #JPNESP since:2022-12-01 until:2022-12-02 | 47669 tweets |
| Costa Rica – Germany | #CRCGER | #CRCGER since:2022-12-01 until:2022-12-02 | 48230 tweets |
| Matches – 2 Dec. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Ghana – Uruguay | #GHAURU | #GHAURU since:2022-12-02 until:2022-12-03 | 43082 tweets |
| South Korea – Portugal | #KORPOR | #KORPOR since:2022-12-02 until:2022-12-03 | 34119 tweets |
| Serbia – Switzerland | #SRBSUI | #SRBSUI since:2022-12-02 until:2022-12-03 | 12266 tweets |
| Cameroon – Brazil | #CAMBRA | #CMRBRA since:2022-12-02 until:2022-12-03 | 17612 tweets |
| Matches – 3 Dec. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Netherlands – USA | #NEDUSA | #NEDUSA since:2022-12-03 until:2022-12-04 | 70423 tweets |
| Argetina – Australia | #ARGAUS | #ARGAUS since:2022-12-03 until:2022-12-04 | 77551 tweets |
| Matches – 4 Dec. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| France – Poland | #FRAPOL | #FRAPOL since:2022-12-04 until:2022-12-05 | 221016 tweets |
| Senegal – England | #ENGSEN | #ENGSEN since:2022-12-04 until:2022-12-05 | 78296 tweets |
| Matches – 5 Dec. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Japan – Croatia | #JPNCRO | #JPNCRO since:2022-12-05 until:2022-12-06 | 38731 tweets |
| Brazil – Korea Republic | #BRAKOR | #BRAKOR since:2022-12-05 until:2022-12-06 | 52420 tweets |
| Matches – 6 Dec. | Hashtag | Tweet search | Tweet count |
| Morocco – Spain | #MARESP | #MARESP since:2022-12-06 until:2022-12-07 | 70589 tweets |
| Portugal – Switzerland | #PORSUI | #PORSUI since:2022-12-06 until:2022-12-07 | 53998 tweets |
#FIFAWorldCup teams Twitter trackers
Another unique feature that we are using for this World Cup is the Twitter Follower Tracker system. We have set up a tracker for the teams’ Twitter handles. The system allows us to know the top teams’ account based on different metrics. That is how we know Argentina not only has won the World Cup. These are the winners of the top Twitter trackers metrics:
- most followers gained: @argentina
- highest number of tweets posted: @argentina
- most retweets received: @jfa_samuraiblue
- highest number of mentions received: @miseleccionmx
Thanks to this tool we are capable to check the Twitter accounts’ growth based on: followers, followings, lists,… In fact, we have a complete list with all the teams’ Twitter data and also a graphic that reflects it all:
FIFA’s Twitter main accounts
There are few accounts you need to follow if you want to read informed tweets. In addition to the team’s Twitter handles we have already posted, the FIFA Twitter accounts to follow are these:
| Twitter handle | Bio |
| @FIFAWorldCup | The official Twitter account of the FIFA World Cup! All highlights and where to watch live matches on FIFA |
| @fifaworldcup_ar |
الموقع الرسمي لكأس العالم FIFA المختص بتقديم آخر الأخبار، والصور، المقابلات والألعاب الخاصة بهذا الحدث الرياضي الأول فى العالم.
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| @fifaworldcup_es | Cuenta oficial de Twitter de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA™. Presentando #FIFAplus FIFA+: tu lugar para todo lo relacionado al fútbol. Míralo gratis |
| @roadto2022en | Official account for Qatar’s FIFA World Cup 2022™ delivery and legacy organisation. Follow @roadto2022news and @roadto2022go or the latest updates. |
Conclusion
There are so many tweets being posted that it seems hard to keep up with them. However, we are your here to serve the data you are looking for. Not only with our complete Twitter analytics reports but also by updating this post with the main #FIFAWorldCup Twitter data. And remember, from this search box you can get free tweet counts:
Javier is the founder and CEO at TweetBinder. With more than 10 years of experience in Twitter Analytics space, he is on the mission to build best-in-class Twitter marketing tools helping X community to thrive.