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GOOOAL! Get ready for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ on YouTube
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
As the world eagerly awaits the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, football fans are turning to YouTube to research and gear up for this summer’s tournament. In fact, global interest for the 2018 FIFA World Cup continues to grow, with search volume across Google and YouTube besting that of the Olympics, as well as other major sporting events.
To better understand what football fans are watching on YouTube, we researched which national teams, players, and football-related videos were trending on the platform over the past year:
Latin American teams and players lead the world in viewership
YouTube users around the world spent the most time watching videos related to Latin American teams. When it comes to watch time in 2017, the top five most popular national teams consist of Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Portugal, and Mexico.
Below are the most popular 2018 FIFA World Cup teams in each of the world’s countries (by the watch time each team received in that country in 2017):
Videos of superstar football players, including Lionel Messi, Neymar da Silva Santos Jr., and Cristiano Ronaldo, all had an 80 percent increase in watch time last year (versus the year prior).
Match recaps, game highlights and trick shots scored high with soccer fans
When it comes to football-related content on YouTube, match recaps, game highlights and trick shots proved popular. Over the past two years, the amount of time people spent watching match recaps on YouTube has more than doubled, and since the last FIFA World Cup, watch time for soccer game highlights has grown by 9x, while watch time for soccer-related trick shots has gone up by 50 percent in the last year.
On YouTube, football fans don’t just watch, they participate
People are also turning to YouTube to improve their own soccer skills, with watch time of “Drills and Skills” videos increasing 6x since 2014. Check out some popular soccer tutorials here:
150 + Football/Soccer Skills & Tricks (Step by Step Tutorials) - Football Tricks Online
Neymar Skills - Crazy Football Soccer Skill Move Tutorial
Learn Amazing Football Skills Tutorial ★ HD - Neymar Skills/Ronaldo/Messi Skills
How to Ping | Amazing Football Tutorial | F2Freestylers
50 MANERAS DE LEVANTAR EL BALÓN COMO RONALDO - NEYMAR - RONALDINHO - ZLATAN / TIITANES
How to watch your favorite 2018 FIFA World Cup moments this summer
Miss a game? Can’t get enough of the action? On YouTube globally, you can catch up on your favorite 2018 FIFA World Cup moments with select video highlights from official FIFA broadcasters in more than 80 countries around the world, including from
Telemundo
in the U.S., the
BBC
in the U.K.,
ARD Sportschau
in Germany,
NHK
in Japan,
Kwese
in Nigeria and across Africa,
Televisa
in Mexico,
Latina Televisión
in Peru, and more. In the U.S., you’ll be able to watch all games live in markets where YouTube TV is
available
, with the additional option of using the YouTube TV cloud DVR feature to record matches you can’t catch in the moment.
The excitement doesn’t end on the pitch. There are hundreds of YouTube channels that will take you beyond the games for the complete 2018 FIFA World Cup experience, with live shows, training footage, interviews, banter and match analysis. The official FIFA channel will share content from around the tournament and keep users up-to-date with the latest news. A number of channels will have regular original and exclusive content including the
FA
with daily content from the English national football team, Germany’s
DFB
Die Mannschaft will report from the training camp as well as the team’s base camp, and
FC Barcelona
will even host interviews with Barça World Cup legends.
Join us in the countdown to the official kickoff …
Posted by Team YouTube
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