On 18th December 2022, 88,966 was present in Lusail Stadium and about 1.5 billion people across the world watched the thrilling match between France and Argentina. A day before Lionel Messi lifted the trophy; a few facts had been reviewed to reflect the scale of the biggest sports event in the world.
According to early figures, 5 billion have engaged with the event, after tournament content across a varied number of devices and platforms across the media universe. According to Nielsen, on social media, more than 93 million posts had been made across all platforms, with a cumulative reach of 262 billion and 5.95 billion engagements. Continue reading “5 Billion Engaged with Qatar World Cup 2022”
With the 2-0 victory over France, Denmark were able to do the double over the two-time World Cup winners with two wins from two Group A1 games. In their first meeting in Group A1,Denmark came from behind to beat France 2-1 thanks to the brace from Sevilla striker Kasper Dolbergwho’s on loan from French side OGC Nice at the moment. Dolberg scored twice to turn the game on its head in favour of his country having come on as a second half substitute. 
Manager Antonio Conte and his Tottenham Hotspur players have been drawn in the same group as Europa League holders Eintracht Frankfurt, French club Marseille and Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon in Group D. German side Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for this season’s Champions League after winning the Europa League last season thanks to the penalty shootout win over Scottish side Rangers in the final. Unlike Frankfurt, Marseille and Sporting Lisbon qualified for this season’s Champions League by finishing in the top two in their respective leagues. Marseille finished second behind champions Paris Saint Germain (PSG) to seal their return to Champions League football, while Sporting Lisbon made it two successive seasons in the Champions League group stage by finishing second behind champions FC Porto. 
