2018 World Cup in Russia: Uruguay - France (quarter-final, Friday 06/07/2018, 16:00 CET)

With more than 12.8 million fans on social networks (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), the French football team has nearly 6 times more than their opponents Uruguay, who total over 2.14 million, as the two countries prepare to face each other in the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup, at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium (45,000 capacity) in Nizhny Novgorod (RUS), on Friday 06/07/2018 (kick-off at 17:00 local time, 16:00 CET).

Luis Suarez, the most popular Uruguayan player on these social networks with 62.6 million fans, has 72 % more than Paul Pogba, the most popular French player in this field (36.4 million fans).

In terms of the value of equipment supplier contracts (fixed amount and equipment revenue, excluding bonuses), the French Football Federation receives €50.5m per year (until 2026) from Nike, while the amount paid by Puma to the Uruguayan Federation (Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol, AUF) amounts to €3m (until 2024).

In terms of World Cup trophies, Uruguay are ahead of France with two victories (1930 and 1950), versus one for France (1998). This is the eighth time the French…