The Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup is only a few months away. As teams make their final tournament preparations, which countries are the most excited about kicking off on the 20th of November?
The experts over at CasinosCrypto.com have analysed Social Media sentiment data from the last 12 months using the social listening tool Linkfluence in order to determine which nations’ supporters are most hyped about the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Saudi Arabia, which neighbours Qatar, is the most excited country (33%) in the world.
Portuguese fans are the most excited country in Europe about the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with almost a quarter of fans already excited (25%).
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Costa Rica, despite not being among the front-runners, is the most excited team across America (29%).
The European Nations Most Excited for Game Day
Comparing Social Media data across Europe, it’s clear that Portugal is the most excited country about the 2022 FIFA World Cup. With almost a quarter (25%) of Portuguese citizens speaking positively about thee vent, it’s clear that they are hyped to see Cristiano Ronaldo back playing for his nation.
Belgium, who came in third place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow, is found to have over a fifth of their fans (21%) ready for the action.
With the likes of Romelu Lukaku likely to feature, Belgium sits alongside the top-rated teams going into the World Cup this year.
2018 winners France are joint-third with Spain (20%) and both teams are full of talent. The pair will be aiming to reach the latter stages of the competition, with France hoping to take home their third Jules Rimet trophy.
The English are equally excited about the tournament (13%) as the Welshd espite the Premier League being interrupted mid-season for the first time.
Nation (FIFA Ranking) Positive
Portugal 8th 25%
Belgium 2nd 21%
France 3rd 20%
Spain 7th 20%
Denmark 11th 14%
England 5th 13%
Wales 18th 13%
Croatia 16th 12%
Switzerland 14th 11%
Germany 12th 6%
Serbia 25th 17%
Poland. 26th 7%
Netherlands 10th 7%
The Americas’ Most Excited World Cup Countries
Eight North and South American countries have qualified for 2022 FIFA World Cup and fans of Costa Rica are not holding back. Despite having the worst odds of the tournament, 29% of people in Costa Rica areexcited about the tournament’s kick-off on the 23rd of November.
Uruguay, who are hoping to improve on their 2010 semi-final finish with the aid of star strikers Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani, recorded a 24% positive sentiment.
Perhaps surprisingly, the USA has ranked bottom of the excitement list. However, with players such as Christian Pulisic and Timothy Weah likely to feature, the team is expected to be building an online buzz in thecoming months.
Nation (FIFA Ranking) Positive
Costa Rica 31st 29%
Uruguay 13th 24%
Ecuador 46th 21%
Mexico 9th 18%
Brazil 1st 18%
Canada 38th 16%
Argentina 4th 15%
USA 15th 8%
Rest of the World: Countries Ranking Among Most Excited
With the tournament being held next door in neighbouring Qatar, Saudi Arabia ranked as the most excited team around the world with a very high 33% positive score across Social Media.
In fact, Qatar is also among the most excited, with a positive score of 28%. Little wonder, given that they are the hosts.
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Senegal has recently won the Africa Cup of Nations and the hype has not stopped with fans having a 31% positive sentiment score across the last 12 months. Supporters will be hoping that the in-form team led by the likes of Kalidou Koulibaly, Edouard Mendy, and Sadio Mane can better the nation’s previous best quarter-final finish.
Nation (FIFA Ranking) Positive
Saudi Arabia 49th 33%
Senegal 20th 31%
Qatar 51st 28%
Ghana 60th 27%
Cameroon 37th 26%
Japan 23rd 22%
Australia 42nd 22%
South Korea 29th 17%
Morocco 24th 9%
Tunisia 35th 5%
Iran 21st 2%
