A fan in Lusail watches the match on a telephone display screen on December 18, 2022
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On December 18, 2022, because the world tuned in to look at the final match of this yr’s FIFA World Cup between Argentina and France, Google’s search engine recorded its “highest ever traffic in 25 years,” in keeping with Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.
In a tweet, with out revealing the precise figures, Mr. Pichai stated, “Search recorded its highest ever traffic in 25 years during the final of #FIFAWorldCup, it was like the entire world was searching about one thing!”
At Qatar’s Lusail Stadium on Sunday, Argentina defeated France 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out to win the World Cup for the third time.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored twice and France striker Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as an exciting World Cup final completed 3-Three after additional time. For his efficiency, Messi received the Golden Ball for the very best participant. Kylian Mbappe got here second to Messi for that award however did win the Golden Boot for the event’s prime scorer with eight objectives.