Following an exciting match between Egypt (@Pharaohs) and Uruguay during the World Cup tonight, below are some of the key highlights that took place on Twitter around the match.
- Top athletes (most Tweeted about Egyptian athletes about the match):
- Mohamed Salah@MoSalah
- Tarek Hamed@TarrekHameed
- Mahmoud Trezeguet@Trezeguet
- Marwan Mohsen@MMohsen
- Mohamed El Shenawy@Melshenawy
- Top Tweets (some of the most Retweeted Tweets about the match):
Happy Birthday, @MoSalah! 🎉#EGY#WorldCup pic.twitter.com/0Z0p3MW5qk
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 15, 2018
Egypt play their first game at the World Cup in 28 years today 🇪🇬 pic.twitter.com/tndpx3cPt8
— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 15, 2018
Good luck to @MoSalah as his #EGY side start their #WorldCup campaign this afternoon. 🔴 pic.twitter.com/KZq1Mp7CRm
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) June 15, 2018
إنه يومك يا @Elnenny ، الجميع في آرسنال يساندك وفخورين بك! #EGY #الفراعنة pic.twitter.com/mtEVIBWxNU
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) June 15, 2018
Egypt have looked more dangerous going forward without Salah, than Uruguay have with Suarez and Cavani
— Andy Castell (@AJ3) June 15, 2018
- Top hashtags (the top hashtags used in Tweets about the match):
- #egy
- #uru
- #worldcup
- #rusia2018
- #egyuru
It’s worth noting that @pharaohs was the most Tweeted about account globally during the match
On a similar note, Twitter has added a dedicated World Cup match page in Arabic to make it easier for fans to keep up with every goal and play on Twitter. The World Cup and individual pages are located at the top of the timeline for every game – including scores, Tweets, video and Moments. In addition, the Egypt team has its own country-specific emoji on Twitter. When people use the following hashtags, the Egyptian flag will appear after the text: #EGY , #ThePharoahs , الفراعنة#