Following Saudi Arabia’s historic win against Lionel Messi’s Argentina on November 22, the popularity of the national team has seen a dramatic increase.
Compared to the pre-victory period, the coverage of the Saudi Arabia team rose by 87 percent after the game, according to analytics by Smelter.
To arrive at the results Smelter’s analytics looked into the game’s key players, coaches, football teams comparing media presence, mentions and engagements before and after the match. The criteria also include numbers from various media channels and social networks.
According to the results, the public response was profoundly positive, media reactions also included use of works including ‘stunning’, ‘triumphal’, ‘shocking’, ‘unexpected’, ‘euphoric’ and ‘inspiring’.
YouTube had engagement regarding Saleh Al-Shehri, 50974 times and Salem Al Dawsari, 59876 times.
Coach Herve Renard since the game has been mentioned 5095 times, 90 percent of all mentions were positive.
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