Take a peek at Trending Topics on Twitter During the 2022 World Cup, from Messi to Mbappé
Moments of the 2022 World Cup that had sat on trending topics on Twitter (photo: Twitter)

JAKARTA - The World Cup is the biggest football tournament in the world. It is not surprising that social media is suddenly filled with World Cup euphoria.

The new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, even said that the moment of the 2022 World Cup final between France and the champion Argentina contributed the most tweets when compared to other matches.

Based on data obtained from Twitter, here are the top five moments that topped Twitter conversations during the 2022 World Cup match:

Moments from the 2022 World Cup that were trending on Twitter topics

The fierce match in the final between Argentina and France had been trending on Twitter, especially when the match was closed by penalties, which was eventually won by Argentina.

The second topic is still about the final between Argentina vs France, another trending topic is where Mbappé (French player) managed to equalize with three amazing goals.

The next trending moment was the quarter-final match between Croatia vs Brazil. In this match, Brazil missed the last penalty kick, which caused Croatia to advance to the semifinals.

Fourth, back to the moment of the Argentina vs France final. Apparently, many viewers tweeted about Di Maria scoring a goal for Argentina which currently makes Argentina's position 2-0 up.

The fifth moment was the moment of the Croatia vs Brazil quarter-final, where Neymar scored a goal so that Brazil managed to take the lead in the 106th minute.

Most Mentioned Players on Twitter

Argentina's Lionel Messi became the most-mentioned player on Twitter during the 2022 World Cup. The top five most mentioned players are as follows:

  • Lionel Messi (@TeamMessi)
  • Kylian Mbappé (KMbappe)
  • Neymar Jr. (@neymarjr)
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano)
  • Son Heung-min (@Sonny7)

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