Google tells us how countries are feeling after their World Cup games
It’s like a mood ring, but with way more colors.
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Google is trying to capture the trends of the World Cup by distilling games to a singular element for each team. In Thursday’s opener the key words were “unstoppable” and “annoyed” respectively, so let’s check in to see how accurate those were.
BRAZIL WILL WIN THE WORLD CUP NEYMAR AND HULK ARE UNSTOPPABLE
— savage (@skyler_gibbs) June 12, 2014 Brazil’s seems pretty much on-point. It doesn’t matter that this tweeter is from Atlanta, he believes in the home side.
Good opening game. I'd be pretty annoyed if I were Croatia right now though.
— RL (@RyanLaverie9) June 12, 2014 Not so much here. This is some third-party annoyance. Right now you’re 1-1 Google. We’re watching.
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