With 35.6 million Tweets, #BRA v #GER is the most-discussed single sports game ever on Twitter. #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/pRjssAZmhg
— Twitter Data (@TwitterData) July 9, 2014
#BRA v #GER: replay Germany’s dramatic victory over Brazil with our #animap #WorldCup
LINK: http://t.co/CanCwQAyZM pic.twitter.com/SxYhHhsc0T
— Twitter Data (@TwitterData) July 9, 2014
The Tuesday midday game was watched on ESPN and Univision by a combined average audience of 12.4 million making it the most-viewed World Cup semifinal ever in the U.S.
It was also the highest-rated World Cup game not involving the U.S. ever on ESPN, where records were also set earlier in the tournament for the U.S.-Portugal contest.
Curiously, viewership actually increased as the 7-1 blowout went on making it more like a car wreck on the freeway than a soccer game.
Los Angeles was the eighth highest-rated market in the nation for ESPN, while even more viewers were watching on Univision in LA.
