2018 World Cup in Russia: Colombia - England (Round of 16, Tuesday 03/07/2018, 20:00 CET)

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With over 13.9 million fans on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), the England team has 32.4% more than the Colombia team, which totals more than 9.4 million as the two teams prepare to go head to head in the Round of 16 of the 2018 World Cup, at the Spartak Stadium (45,000 capacity) in Moscow (RUS) on Tuesday 03/07/2018 (kick-off at 21:00 local time, 20:00 CET).

James Rodriguez, the most popular Colombian player on these social networks with 87.9 million fans, has nearly 10 times more than Harry Kane, the most popular English player in this field (8.8 million fans).

In terms of the value of equipment supplier contracts (fixed amount and equipment revenue, excluding bonuses), the Football Association receives €37.5m per year (until 2030) from Nike, while the the amount paid by adidas to the Colombian Federation (Federación Colombiana de Futbol, FCF) amounts to €5.1m (until 2023).

In terms of World Cup trophies, England are ahead of Colombia thanks to their win in the 1966 World Cup final held in England versus West Germany (4-2). Colombia reached the quarter-finals of…

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