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It's another round of World Cup Twitter trends, and we're seeing some interesting stats on how fans are tweeting about their favorite teams, players, and arch rivals.
Similarly to last week's stats, all of the national teams trended at some point in the past seven days, and 74 players hit Twitter's top 10. And while some coaches and managers were trending last week, this is the first time that several referees were singled out, mostly with ire from fans over unfavorable calls.
We've also seen more Twitter action around certain World Cup groups where the matches have been more competitive. And interestingly, some of the most-tweeted teams are not the best ones. Often, they're teams that have been eliminated from competition, followed by waves of disappointed tweets from heartbroken fans.
Below is the breakdown of the most-tweeted teams and players this week, graciously compiled by Liz Pullen of What The Trend.
Remember, these rankings are not about team and player abilities, but reflect an aggregation of hotly discussed topics related to them.
Most-Tweeted World Cup Teams
Rank
National Team
Points
1
Portugal
2334
2
Mexico
1991
3
Netherlands
1605
4
USA
1368
5
Italy
1236
6
Brazil
984
7
Ivory Coast
888
8
Germany
810
9
France
792
10
South Africa
741
Most-Tweeted World Cup Players
Rank
Player
Team
Points
1
Guillermo Franco
Mexico
1875
2
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal
1740
3
Landon Donovan
USA
978
4
Nicolas Anelka
France
591
5
Luis Fabiano
Brazil
576
6
Harry Kewell
Australia
213
7
Martin Palermo
Argentina
207
8
Wesley Sneijder
Netherlands
180
9
Raul Meireles
Portugal
174
10
Fernando Torres
Spain
168
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