The name of the Argentina national team topped the Internet search list among the pioneers of the Google engine in 99 countries - including Argentina itself - and two other countries participating in the World Cup, Canada and Qatar.
These results, available in an interactive map, pertain to 7 days that ended on November 15.
The name of the England national team came at the forefront of the search results in 12 countries, namely England, Norway, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Latvia, Ukraine, Malta, Uganda, Samoa and Tonga.
The search for the name of the Portugal national team was topped in 7 countries, namely Portugal, Central Africa, Nigeria, Eritrea, Sao Tome, Mozambique and Angola.
5 countries
Brazil national team: Brazil, South Sudan, Solomon Islands, Seychelles and Vanuatu
Spain national team: Spain, Jordan, Palestine, Equatorial Guinea and Micronesia
3 countries
Germany national team: Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein
France national team: France, Lithuania and the Vatican
Two states
Tunisia national team: Tunisia and Monaco
Ghana national team: Ghana and North Korea
Mexico national team: Mexico and the United States
Japan national team: Japan and Kiribati
Poland national team: Poland and Chile
Serbia national team: Serbia and Montenegro
Croatia national team: Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iran national team: Iran and Nauru
Uruguay national team: Uruguay and Palau
one country
As for the countries participating in the World Cup, which topped Google searches in only one country, they are: Iran, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Morocco, Senegal, Cameroon, Costa Rica and Ecuador, and this lead was expected among the citizens of the same countries.
3 teams participating in the World Cup did not top the search results in Google in any country in the world, and it concerns Canada, Qatar and Australia.
It is noteworthy that the Wales national team participating in the Qatar World Cup does not appear in the Google search results, because Wales is a country that belongs to a country that is the United Kingdom, but it is not a sovereign country, and therefore it is not a member state of the United Nations.
15 days
Among the results provided by Google regarding the search for the Qatar World Cup related to search interests at the global level for two weeks, which start from the fourth of November to the 18th of the same month, the results published in the form of an interactive chart were as follows:
first place
Argentina topped in 8 days, while Brazil topped in 3 days, Portugal in two days, and England and Mexico prevailed in just one day.
Second place
Brazil has ranked this 8 times (8 days), followed by Argentina (5 times), then Spain and Mexico (1 time each).
Third place
This was ranked in the global search by England in 8 days, followed by Argentina and Brazil (two days each), Spain, Poland and Ecuador (once).
Here are the top countries searching for the #WorldCup2022 , past week: pic.twitter.com/Exhce434Q7
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List of five countries
According to the "Google Trend" service, Qatar, Uruguay, Bangladesh, Senegal and Cameroon are the countries in the world that have the most searches for the word "World Cup" in Google's engine within a week.
Research questions
Among the available data regarding the World Cup is what users of the Google search engine write questions about the World Cup, noting that the results are available for one country, which is the United States.
The following questions topped the search engine in this country within a week:
Where can I watch the World Cup matches?
How many teams participate in the World Cup?
When will the World Cup start?
Where will the World Cup be held?
What are the teams participating in the World Cup?