Ahead of the Euro 2016 semi-finals, Facebook looked at which matches, teams and players were most buzzed about throughout the tournament.
Top five most discussed matches (up until the semi-finals)
Germany vs Italy (quarter-final)
France vs Iceland (quarter-final)
Poland vs Portugal (quarter-final)
Wales vs Belgium (quarter-final)
France vs Romania (Opening match)
Top five most discussed teams (globally)
1. France
2. Portugal
3. England
4. Wales
5. Germany
Top five most talked about players (globally)
Gareth Bale – 24%
Cristiano Ronaldo – 18%
Dimitri Payet – 12%
Paul Pogba – 3%
Pepe – 3%
While Bale and Ronaldo take the top two spots in the most talked about players at a global level, Éder and Payet take top spots across Italy, Spain and France.
Top most discussed players across Europe are:
UK
Gareth Bale
Joe Hart
Harry Kane
Portugal
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Cristina Ronaldo
Éder
Eduardo Carvalho
Spain
Éder
Cristiano Ronaldo
Italy
Éder
Thiago Motta
Cristiano Ronaldo
France
Dimitri Payet
Cristiano Ronaldo
Gareth Bale
Unfortunately, Facebook haven’t produced stats on the most talked about players in Ireland.
Who do you think got the most mentions?
