Brazilian striker Richarlison’s incredible acrobatic goal against Serbia is the biggest Twitter moment of the World Cup so far, it has been revealed.
Sports betting site Nostrabet has studied tweets from the official @FIFAWorldCup Twitter account since Qatar 2022 began on November 20.
It’s listed the 20 tweets posted by the account that have the biggest ‘engagement’ – the ones with the most likes, re-tweets and replies combined.
A photo of Richarlison kicking the ball mid-air with the text ‘WOW’ racked up 284,837 likes, 39,259 re-tweets and 1,894 replies – more than any other.
Sports betting site Nostrabet found the tweets from the official @FIFAWorldCup Twitter account with the most engagement since Qatar 2022 began
A photo of Richarlison kicking the ball mid-air accompanied with the text ‘WOW’ racked up 284,837 likes, 39,259 re-tweets and 1,894 replies
It was the second goal scored by the striker during Brazil’s win against Group G opponents Serbia on November 24.
Meanwhile, the second most engaged World Cup tweet came after Argentina’s opening goal against Croatia in the semi-final on Tuesday.
It only had two words – LIONEL MESSI, the goal’s scorer – but managed to get 282,290 likes, 3,442 replies and 29,444 retweets.
Another angle of Brazil’s forward Richarlison scoring the second goal against Serbia at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, November 24, 2022
And the tweet with the third-most engagement, simply containing the word ‘today’, was posted on November 20, the day Qatar 2022 kicked off.
It generated an impressive 267,275 likes, 39,074 retweets and the most replies of any tweet in the list – 4,157.
Also included in the top 20 was a photo of Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou (also known as Bono) during his quarter final heroics against Spain on December 6.
At number 20 was a tweet saying ‘obrigado’ (thanks) to Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, who may have made his last appearance at a World Cup.
The biggest tweets of the World Cup so far
1. WOW #FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022 (24/11/22)
Likes 284,837
Replies 1,894
Retweets 39,259
Total 325,990
2. LIONEL MESSI (13/12/22)
Likes 282,290
Replies 3,442
Retweets 29,444
Total 315,176
3. Today. (20/11/22)
Likes 267,275
Replies 4,157
Retweets 39,074
Total 310,506
4. #FIFAWorldCup Legend (13/12/22)
Likes 255,082
Replies 1,559
Retweets 24,114
Total 280,755
5. THE HERO (6/12/22)
Likes 250,608
Replies 1,595
Retweets 25,030
Total 277,233
6. History. (10/12/22)
Likes 242,292
Replies 2,658
Retweets 27,173
Total 272,123
7. Japan beat Germany. @adidasfootball | #FIFAWorldCup (23/11/22)
Likes 196,501
Replies 3,103
Retweets 44,328
Total 243,932
8. [Crying face and heart emojis] (10/12/22)
Likes 209,309
Replies 1,050
Retweets 19,909
Total 230,268
9. [Argentina flag emoji] v [France flag emoji] 14/12/22
Likes 198,420
Replies 2,505
Retweets 22,236
Total 223,161
10. This is football. (9/12/22)
Likes 191,135
Replies 2,978
Retweets 18,246
Total 212,359
11. History being made in front of our very eyes #FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022 (23/11/22)
Likes 171,633
Replies 1,786
Retweets 33,696
Total 207,115
12. Croatia, wow! (9/12/22)
Likes 184,273
Replies 3,186
Retweets 14,735
Total 202,194
13. One of the biggest shocks in #FIFAWorldCup history (22/11/22)
Likes 169,437
Replies 3,324
Retweets 20,705
Total 193,466
14. This one goes out to all the bosses out there [heart emoji] #FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022 (23/11/22)
Likes 162,784
Replies 790
Retweets 26,467
Total 190,041
15. That’s incredible from Messi… (13/12/22)
Likes 165,877
Replies 1,338
Retweets 13,699
Total 180,914
16. We’ve got our first finalist… (13/12/22)
Likes 142,623
Replies 1,752
Retweets 11,992
Total 156,367
17. Iconic. (9/12/22)
Likes 137,115
Replies 3,079
Retweets 15,017
Total 155,211
18. That pass from Messi was unbelievable (9/12/22)
Likes 137,449
Replies 1,215
Retweets 13,183
Total 151,847
19. What a day of football (9/12/22)
Likes 102,972
Replies 1,220
Retweets 12,369
Total 116,561
20. Obrigado, @Cristiano (10/12/22)
Likes 85,308
Replies 1,078
Retweets 15,382
Total 101,768
Another tweet features Morocco midfielder Sofiane Boufal dancing with his mother on the pitch after victory over Portugal four days later.
Other highlights include a tweet hailing Croatia’s Luka Modric as a World Cup legend, which accumulated a total of 280,755 engagements.
Meanwhile, a post saying ‘This is football’, came after the Netherlands’ dramatic two goal comeback against Argentina in the quarter final, got 212,359 engagements.
However, the biggest tweet of the World Cup could be yet to come.
Two more World Cup matches are set to be played – the third/fourth place play-off between Morocco and Croatia on Saturday, and the World Cup final between Argentina and France on Sunday.
‘The World Cup is reaching a climax and soon fans will start feeling nostalgic about the action at the tournament, so it’s fascinating to take a look back and see which moments made the biggest impact at the time,’ a Nostrabet spokesperson said.
‘Richarlison’s goal is definitely one of the best this World Cup has seen, so it’s a worthy winner, while there were plenty of upsets, shocks and great performances to fill up the top 10.’