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Team Melli fans are the least excited for the FIFA World Cup 2022.

A study conducted on social media has revealed that the fans of Team Melli are the least excited supporters of their Team in the upcoming World Cup.
Although the result is a bit of a surprise for Iran, which has one of the most passionate football supporters in the world, looking back at the event of the last few months, it is hardly a surprise that the fans have lost faith in their team.
Poor preparations of Team Melli. lack of friendly games, disunity and internal conflicts between players, the saga of Head Coach   Skocic disqualification and reinstatement, the shambolic management of FFIRI, political interference, the desperation of the nation with daily economic hardship, a great number of fans migrating towards Iran’s volleyball team and many other factors have dampened the enthusiasm of the Iranian fans toward Team Melli in the World Cup 2022.

The experts over at CasinosCrypto.com have analyzed Social Media sentiment data from the last 12 months using the social listening tool Linkfluence in order to determine which nations’ supporters are most hyped about the upcoming  2022 FIFA World Cup.

Saudi Arabia is the most excited country (33%) in the world.

Portuguese fans are the most excited country in Europe about the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with almost a quarter of fans already excited (25%).

Costa Rica, despite not being among the front-runners, is the most excited team across America (29%).

The European Nations Most Excited for Game Day

Comparing Social Media data across Europe, it’s clear that Portugal is the most excited country about the  2022 FIFA World Cup. With almost a quarter (25%) of Portuguese citizens speaking positively about the event, it’s clear that they are hyped to see Cristiano Ronaldo back playing for his nation.

Belgium, who came in third place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow, is found to have over a fifth of their fans (21%) ready for the action.

2018 winners France are joint-third with Spain (20%) and both teams are full of talent. The pair will be aiming to reach the latter stages of the competition, with France hoping to take home their third trophy.

The English are equally excited about the tournament (13%) as the Welsh despite the Premier League being interrupted mid-season for the first time.

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Portugal

Nation    (FIFA Ranking)  Positive

Portugal     8th                   25%

Belgium     2nd                  21%

France        3rd                  20%

Spain          7th                  20%

Denmark    11th               14%

England      5th                 13%

Wales         18th               13%

Croatia       16th               12%

Switzerland 14th             11%

Germany     12th              6%

Serbia         25th               17%

Poland.      26th                 7%

Netherlands 10th              7%

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Costa Rica

The Americas’ Most Excited World Cup Countries

Eight North and South American countries have qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and fans of Costa Rica are not holding back. Despite having the worst odds of the tournament, 29% of people in Costa Rica are excited about the tournament’s kick-off on the 23rd of November.

Uruguay, who are hoping to improve on their 2010 semi-final finish with the aid of star strikers Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani, recorded a 24% positive sentiment.

Perhaps surprisingly, the USA  which is facing Iran, England, and Wales in the World Cup, has ranked bottom of the excitement list.

Nation     (FIFA Ranking)   Positive

Costa Rica     31st                29%

Uruguay         13th                24%

Ecuador         46th                21%

Mexico          9th                 18%

Brazil             1st                  18%

Canada         38th               16%

Argentina     4th                 15%

USA               15th                8%

Rest of the World: Countries Ranking Among Most Excited

With the tournament being held next door in neighboring Qatar, Saudi Arabia ranked as the most excited team around the world with a high 33% positive score across Social Media.

In fact, Qatar is also among the most excited, with a positive score of 28%. Little wonder, given that they are the hosts.

Senegal has recently won the Africa Cup of Nations and the hype has not stopped with fans having a 31% positive sentiment score across the last 12 months. Supporters will be hoping that the in-form team led by the likes of Kalidou Koulibaly, Edouard Mendy, and Sadio Mane can better the nation’s previous best quarter-final finish.

Iran lies at the bottom with only 2% positive score.

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Saudi Arabia

Nation     (FIFA Ranking)   Positive

Saudi Arabia  49th              33%

Senegal          20th              31%

Qatar              51st               28%

Ghana            60th               27%

Cameroon      37th              26%

Japan             23rd              22%

Australia        42nd              22%

South Korea   29th              17%

Morocco          24th             9%

Tunisia            35th             5%

Iran                 21st             2%

Ecuador match in doubt!

When the news of the Team Melli match against Ecuador on 11th June first emerged, teammelli.com checked the authenticity of the news and quickly discovered that Ecuador is already scheduled to play Mali on 12th June! However, as the news was confirmed by the Manager of Team Melli, Hamid Estili on a TV show, we grudgingly published the news.

However, less than three days have passed since the announcement, there is now the possibility of canceling the game with Ecuador and a general change in the plans of Team Melli has been raised.  Most likely, there never was such a game with Ecuador, and someone must have fabricated it while Hamid Estili hastily confirmed it.

“The venue for the Ecuador game has not been determined yet,” Estili claimed today Friday. “If the game is to be played outside of Canada, both teams must meet the conditions. There was even talk of Spain, which was not possible for us and them.”

He also talked about FFIRI’s effort to find a replacement for Ecuador in case of cancellation of this game and said: “We are looking to play with Senegal on June 12th or 14th  at Azadi Stadium if the game with Ecuador does not materialize.”. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has supported us with this.

The second Team Melli preparation match is now in doubt thanks to the chronically incompetent management of FFIRI.