What is the World Cup’s place in Canada’s sport media landscape?

After providing a glimpse into the social trends and traffic mid-way through the 2014 World Cup, IPG Mediabrands has looked back at the tournament as a whole to place the media phenomenon in context against North American counterparts like the Stanley Cup and Super Bowl. It’s clear that as the field narrowed towards Sunday’s final between Germany and Argentina, both the tweet volume and the size of the TVs increased.

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Mediabrands World Cup 2014 Infographic FINAL

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