World Cup

UPDATED July 6, 2010

Top World Cup Players on Facebook, Day by Day

Millions of people around the world have been actively supporting – or complaining about – their favorite teams and players. Below, players are sized according to the number of mentions on Facebook during each day of the World Cup. comment icon

Each player is sized according to the percent of all Facebook status updates, wall posts, comments, shares, and likes containing the player's name.

By SHAN CARTER, BEN KOSKI and KEVIN QUEALY

Sources: Lars Backstrom and Cameron Marlow, Facebook