Brazil’s shocking annihilation last night at the hands of Germany in the World Cup Semi-Final, is the most tweeted sporting event ever, with 35.6 million tweets, according to the official TwitterData account.
With 35.6 million Tweets, #BRA v #GER is the most-discussed single sports game ever on Twitter. #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/pRjssAZmhg
— Data (@XData) July 9, 2014
Not only that, but the worldwide amazement as Sami Khedira scored Germany’s fifth goal – their fourth in a devastating 6 minute period – resulted in a new record for Tweets Per Minute of 580,166.
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
— Data (@XData) July 9, 2014
Here’s a great visualisation of the geo-tagged tweets as the game played out:
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Brazil’s Defeat Breaks Twitter Records http://t.co/PWkLAkKqcO << hardly surprising – the #BRA #GER match dominated social media last night
Brazil’s Defeat Breaks Twitter Records http://t.co/eeLqn9P16g via @blacknight
RT @conn: Brazil’s Defeat Breaks Twitter Records http://t.co/eeLqn9P16g via @blacknight