World Cup fan study: Argentina supporters crowned most passionate, Twitter data reveals

Kicking off this weekend, “World Cup 2022” has achieved over 377K Instagram hashtags and 4.5 billion TikTok views so far. It’s evident that football fanatics are pouring their excitement on social media ahead of the world’s biggest sporting party. 

But which World Cup teams have the most supportive fans online?

Inspired, Ticketgum.com conducted a sentiment analysis on over 10,000 tweets in the lead-up to the World Cup (7th-14th November) and uncovered this year’s most loved teams and players.

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The World Cup teams with the most supportive fans

Rank	Team	Number of positive tweets	% of positive tweets (excluding neutral)	Online support score /10
1	Argentina	1,458	85.82%	9.09
2	France	681	84.91%	7.88
3	Portugal	686	83.35%	7.73
4	Brazil	1,418	82.25%	7.58
5	Netherlands	404	85.23%	6.97
6=	Germany	654	81.95%	6.67
6=	Spain	442	83.24%	6.67
6=	Cameroon	229	87.07%	6.67
9	Japan	198	87.22%	6.37
10=	Qatar	8,221	76.47%	6.22
10=	Belgium	320	84.21%	6.22

For the complete data of all 32 teams analysed, please click here.

The Argentina national team is the most loved on Twitter, earning an online support score of 9.09/10. Not only have over 5,000 devoted fansflocked to Qatar ahead of the team’s opening match, its huge fanbase has also contributed to a whopping 85.82% of positive tweets and 1,458 supportive tweets.

Following in second is the France national team achieving an online support score of 7.88/10. The reigning champions have gainedan impressive 84.91% of positive tweets online – 681 since 7th November.

Pipping Brazil by a mere 0.15, Portugal’s squad (7.73/10) headed by social media superstar, Ronaldo, claims third place, securing 83.35% of positive tweets. The five-time World Cup winner, Brazil, comes fourth racking up an online support score of7.58/10. 

Rounding off the top five is the Netherlands national team, scoring a respectable 6.97/10. Receiving 85.23% of positive tweets, fans remain hopeful that the three-time runners-up claim their first title in Qatar this year.

The World Cup players with the most supportive fans

Rank	Player	Team	Number of positive tweets	% of positive tweets (excluding neutral)	Online support score /10
1	Nathan Aké	Netherlands	91	92.86%	9.20
2	Kylian Mbappé	France	37	94.87%	8.75
3	Lionel Messi	Argentina	201	86.64%	8.50
4	Neymar	Brazil	208	84.55%	8.45
5	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	188	83.93%	8.15
6	Garang Kuol	Australia	31	88.57%	8.00
7=	Iliman Ndiaye	Senegal	24	92.31%	7.95
7=	Mario Götze	Germany	24	92.31%	7.95
9=	Sardar Azmoun	Iran	20	95.24%	7.80
9=	Luka Modrić	Croatia	25	89.29%	7.80

For the complete data of all 99 players analysed, please click here.

Beating a slew of famous names, Dutch defender, Nathan Aké is the most loved on Twitter (9.20/10) with a staggering 92.86% of supportive tweets. French top scorer, Kylian Mbappé takes close second with his number of positive tweets (37) being 59% fewer than Nathan in first.

Close friends Messi (8.50/10) and Neymar (8.45/10) place third and fourth respectively with a slim difference in their final scores. Despite controversies, Ronaldo sits in fifth place(8.15/10) with the striker’s dedicated fanbase bagging him 188 positive tweets.