2018 World Cup in Russia: France - Belgium (semi-final, Tuesday 10/07/2018, 20:00 CET)

With more than 13.08 million fans on social networks (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), the French football team has nearly 5 times as many as the Belgian team, which totals 2.81 million, as the two countries prepare to face each other in the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, at the Krestovski Stadium (67,000 capacity) in Saint Petersburg (RUS), on Tuesday 10/07/2018 (kick-off at 21:00 local time, 20:00 CET).

Paul Pogba, the most popular French player on these same social networks with 36.77 million fans, totals almost 30% more than Eden Hazard, the most popular Belgian player in this field (28.54 million fans).

In terms of the value of equipment supplier contracts (fixed amount and equipment revenue, excluding bonuses), the French Football Federation (FFF) receives €50.5m per year (until 2026) from Nike, while adidas pays €2.5m (until 2020) to the Belgian Federation (Royal Belgian Football Association).

In terms of World Cup trophies, France are ahead of Belgium with one victory in 1998, at home, versus none for the Belgians who play their second ever semi-final in this…