The World Cup that was : a look back through social media

On Sunday, Germany held the World Cup aloft after scoring a goal in extra time. Somewhat surprisingly, the final wasn’t the most tweeted event of the 2014 tournament: that title went to Germany’s demolition of Brazil in its semi-final four days earlier, which ended up being the most tweeted sporting event in history. Let’s take a look back at some of the bigger stories of the World Cup from social media, as well as the prominence of the event in Europe...