All the below tweets are in English.
さて、日本時間で海の日（今週月曜日）に、フランス優勝という結果で、サッカーのワールドカップが終わりました。
ツイートを見るだけでも、時代が進み、色々な関連事項がある旨を感じた次第です。取り急ぎ、標記関連ツイートを以下貼っておきます。
While the World Cup is a testament to globalization, there are plenty of signs that nationalism, ethnic tensions, and racial prejudice are alive and well in international soccer. https://t.co/BAwK7BJBdp pic.twitter.com/ftFyrYbfPG
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) July 14, 2018
Emmanuel Macron urges business to hire talent from 'World Cup banlieues' – story by @H_E_Samuel https://t.co/dcNdYqw0ut
— Telegraph World News (@TelegraphWorld) July 17, 2018
UK retailers benefit from England World Cup run and heatwave https://t.co/t9M8wt4tUC
— Guardian Business (@BusinessDesk) July 10, 2018
RANKED: The richest nations in the 2018 FIFA World Cup https://t.co/dEWyreIJMO
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) May 17, 2018
5 lesson the World Cup can teach entrepreneurs about business https://t.co/Gw5c698OU1
— Success Resources (@SR_Aus) July 16, 2018
#WorldCup final: @Nike beat Adidas. https://t.co/X38PiEO7FK $NKE @Reuters @ReutersBiz pic.twitter.com/AqGribWjGU
— Fred Katayama (@freddiethekat) July 12, 2018
World at their Feet: The World Cup and History https://t.co/B0ePssqEHE pic.twitter.com/b6J5yPhfkV
— doinghistoryinpublic (@dhiptweets) June 19, 2018
For the first time in World Cup history, none of Argentina, Brazil or Germany will be in the semi-finals. pic.twitter.com/YLHsCId1Xo
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) July 6, 2018
Adidas leading the way with 8 out of their 12 teams into the last 16 at the World Cup.
Adidas: #ARG #BEL #COL #JPN #MEX #RUS #SWE
Nike: #BRA #CRO #ENG #FRA #POR
Puma: #SUI #URU
Hummel: #DEN pic.twitter.com/Nuy0088m34— Will Partington (@WillPartington1) June 29, 2018
The last 8 World Cup winners have all finished top of their Group!😲
That dates back to 1986 when the 'one group stage format' was introduced.
Maybe winning your group is more important than it seems?🤔#England #belgium #worldcup #ARGNGA #Brazil #ThreeLions #bel #DENFRA #arg pic.twitter.com/Rpu8Vj7zcf
— Ollie Bayliss (@Ollie_Bayliss) June 26, 2018
Populations of last 8:
Brazil 🇧🇷 : 209 million
Russia 🇷🇺: 144 million
France 🇫🇷 : 65 million
England 🏴 : 56 million
Belgium 🇧🇪 : 11.4 million
Sweden 🇸🇪 : 10 million
Croatia 🇭🇷 : 4.2 million
Uruguay 🇺🇾 : 3.5 million#WorldCup— Fergie's Fledglings (@RedDevilTimes) July 3, 2018
"Germany Lives On": thoughts from our very own @sszy on the outcome of the #WorldCup group stage – https://t.co/nKTPX0kRyF #GER
— SoccernomicsLtd (@SoccernomicsLtd) June 30, 2018
World Cup betting strategy: Favourites or underdogs? https://t.co/vhIAa4TEo1
— Pinnacle (@PinnacleSports) July 3, 2018
World Cup 2018 bracket: The 16 teams left and the schedule for the knockout stage https://t.co/FMD1Z5ivZj
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 29, 2018
Our World Cup predictions are here –> https://t.co/6iGyJF8T44
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) June 26, 2018
Does hosting a World Cup make #economic sense? #WorldCup
via @wef https://t.co/l7JY7D31H1 pic.twitter.com/MacP6kzMJ2— ESSEC BusinessSchool (@essec) June 24, 2018
Our Director Mike Kenny talks football and politics on this week's panel of Talking Politics – from the political theatre of the international tournament, to making an England squad that overcomes club politics #WorldCup https://t.co/X4awtDGKfX
— Bennett Institute for Public Policy (@BennettInst) July 9, 2018
Word cup semifinal -2018 Croatia v/s England
Match prediction #EmaarGoldenHome #EmaarDubai pic.twitter.com/GrqefinJZd— anoop (@mannambeth) July 10, 2018
Can we have a repeat of this tonight please!? England take on Croatia in our #FussballWCup but who wins this evening? Comment with your score predictions (BEFORE KO AT 7PM) and if you get it right you’ll be entered into our draw to win a case of #PremiumPilsner! pic.twitter.com/26SaMn3BjB
— WARSTEINER UK (@WARSTEINER_UK) July 11, 2018
2018 World Cup odds: Predictions, picks, lines from proven model for France-Croatia, England-Belgium https://t.co/B7A1Lhy742 pic.twitter.com/IwFjIE7fQI
— Top 5 Advertising (@Top5Ads) July 12, 2018
If you're following the #WorldCup then you might want to check out the World Cup Data Hub from our friends @shefmethods
It's a great resource for sports journalists and stats fans. https://t.co/miNS67xdiX pic.twitter.com/ULGjJtzp6B
— Sheffield Economics (@sheffeconomics) June 21, 2018
Distributions of height for the different positions in the 2018 FIFA World Cup
📈 https://t.co/k5EWnm4E05 #dataviz pic.twitter.com/2zxcW1sPFX— Datavis Daily (@DatavisDaily) June 20, 2018
#FIFA stats on the map. https://t.co/F3896PqO6k
— First Base Solutions (@FirstBaseSol) July 8, 2018
England vs Croatia predictions: @johncrossmirror & @andydunnmirror assess the #WorldCup semi-final showdown https://t.co/PKRpahcpAd pic.twitter.com/IvJip60JGP
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) July 10, 2018
Croatia vs England Prediction & Betting Tips, Lineup
Semi Finals , KLuzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russian Federation 11 Jul 2018 – 18:00 GMT#croatia #England #cro #eng #CROENG #Semifinals #WorldCup https://t.co/hXgsFvhnxo— Football Expert (@footballexpertt) July 9, 2018
Using #BigQuery, Dataflow, and Datalab, we've predicted that the #ThreeLions 🦁 have a 58.7% chance of beating Croatia within 90 mins. Good luck England! Here's a blog, explaining how we make our predictions: https://t.co/EHNl3MK91c #ENGCRO @notthateric pic.twitter.com/uiJLSk9cAZ
— Google Cloud UK & Ireland (@GoogleCloud_UKI) July 11, 2018
England vs. Croatia: Expert predictions, betting odds and preview for World Cup semifinal match https://t.co/CSdjyHkSui pic.twitter.com/90a2ClLXsX
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) July 11, 2018
Here are my predictions: France-Belgium will be drawn 2-2; Belgium would win on penalties, while England will shatter Croatia’s dream of reaching the final with a 2-1 win.#WorldCup #Bel #Fra #Cro #Eng
Read further here: https://t.co/fEacacFVTx pic.twitter.com/G7FMAsVO0q
— Tribune Blogs (@tribuneblogs) July 9, 2018
Belgium, France, England and Croatia all have a stylistically different approach in how they attack and defend.
So who will prevail?https://t.co/SDDnDO1n8F pic.twitter.com/ARaCaOoyil
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) July 9, 2018
Croatia 🇭🇷 vs England 🇬🇧, the match has already started ⚽!
Let’s see whether predictions from our partner – Tipstrr were right: 44% for England, 24% for Croatia.
Watch our in-game chart highlights 📈 soon after the match! #betonchart #englandfifa #croatiafifa pic.twitter.com/UcZvO71Whk
— betonchart (@betonchart) July 11, 2018
#WorldCup wisdom of crowds. Here is a collection of stats-based predictions for the 2018 FIFA World Cup winners.
Forecasters generally agree that #Fra are favourites, but a fairly broad range for #Eng and #Bel
Average prediction is:#Fra 30%#Bel 26%#Eng 26%#Cro 18% pic.twitter.com/kARsSHzSYR
— EightyFivePoints (@EightyFivePoint) July 10, 2018
The World Cup Isn’t About Football. It’s About Everything. https://t.co/GUNvYJTc0p
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) June 10, 2018
Check out @AP's piece on the 2018 World Cup featuring data-driven predictions from @Gracenotetweets' resident expert @SimonGleave https://t.co/y5ysemNzVJ #FIFAWorldCup #Football pic.twitter.com/xM0Oxvf5wP
— Gracenote (@Gracenotetweets) June 7, 2018
The Real World Cup Winner? Online Gambling. – https://t.co/fCw8eB5hQ8 #gambling @epicpgc
— EPIC Gambling Risk (@epicpgc) July 6, 2018
'Psychic' cat who correctly predicted 6 World Cup outcomes has died https://t.co/dZLRY2adaj
— TIME (@TIME) July 4, 2018
Portugal's top soccer clubs have turned making money into an art form https://t.co/MPT8JA2bGk pic.twitter.com/hcwldWps6m
— Bloomberg (@business) June 30, 2017
The #WorldCup’s most neutral matchup: In the most shrug-inducing, inoffensive match of the tournament, it’s Sweden versus Switzerland #SWE #SUI https://t.co/vZpvPd27UH pic.twitter.com/J1E3VXqI3t
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 3, 2018
How The #WorldCup Is Impacting Businesses Around The Globe https://t.co/2pCJ7mU6MX
— Miquel Pellicer🎗 (@mik1977) July 14, 2018
.@WilliamHill has jumped 8 percent. In New York, MGM +2.3 percent, Boyd Gaming +2.5 percent, Scientific Games Corp. +7.5 percent. In Europe, Paddy Power Betfair +3.4 percent, GVC Holdings +3 percent, 888 Holdings +2.7 percent. #SportsBiz
— Eben Novy-Williams (@novy_williams) May 14, 2018
Getting down to the business end of the World Cup qualifiers, here's how the betting looks for World Cup 2018: https://t.co/3QOfve5Z4T pic.twitter.com/Xv1G7YMEPq
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) September 4, 2017
'The World Cup understandably interrupted United’s transfer business but the club has managed to find the time to convince Marouane Fellaini to extend his current United contract.' Read @R_o_M on the Belgian's new deal: https://t.co/dw5LXfFClM
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) June 30, 2018
‘Premier League clubs are notorious for monitoring the World Cup closely, and with half the world watching the high-profile nature of any signing won’t exactly be bad for business.’ Read more here: https://t.co/xhW3stotCT
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) June 22, 2018
FanDuel’s merger with Paddy Power Betfair is complete. The daily fantasy provider will soon become much more. #SportsBetting #SportsBiz https://t.co/y1pXiBPQ9p
— UM Sports Business (@UMSportsBiz) July 11, 2018
'It's not personal, it's strictly business' Joachim Low & his men determined to get to the #WorldCup2014 final. pic.twitter.com/cBlqx5mOKp
— William Hill (@WilliamHill) July 8, 2014
🇭🇷 Ivan Perisic has been involved in more goals than any other Croatian at major tournaments (7 goals, 4 assists.)
Big game player 👏 pic.twitter.com/t3fUsFeLSu
— William Hill (@WilliamHill) July 15, 2018
Eden Hazard's World Cup for #BEL
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🏅🏅🏅 MOTM awards
2 assistsHelping Belgium to their best ever World Cup finish 👏 pic.twitter.com/JEWkBM75j5
— William Hill (@WilliamHill) July 14, 2018
RISQ are proud to announce a partnership with #GVCHoldings. #GVCHoldings have selected RISQ to manage their #WorldCup jackpot solutions across the full GVC portfolio." #FifaWorldCup2018 #FIFAWorldCup #Ladbrokes #Foxybingo #partypoker #bwin #Maradonna https://t.co/CVsTKTvvqh
— Risq Capital (@RisqCapital) June 12, 2018
"If Boards and Remuneration Committee Chairs are so out of touch they are prepared to wave through off-the-scale reward packages, shareholders must strike back and hold them to account" – Chair @RachelReevesMP on shareholder disquiet at GVC Holdings https://t.co/RSdD70CzfA
— Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (@CommonsBEIS) June 7, 2018
The 2017 numbers continue success story of @partypoker and parent company GVC Holdings. https://t.co/KlOOVa1BMi
— PokerNews (@PokerNews) March 13, 2018
.@ashurst and @AGinsight are in line to pick up near to £6.5m in legal fees for their work on Ladbrokes Coral’s takeover offer from GVC Holdings, reports @thelawyerrachel https://t.co/m21ygu61tB
— The Lawyer (@TheLawyermag) February 19, 2018
The CEO of GVC Holdings – Kenny Alexander, now has his first horse in Ireland in the form of Elfile, who has moved to Willie Mullins. The 4yo daughter of Saint des Saints ran in 5 French AQPS flat races winning twice & finishing 2nd in her other three races. pic.twitter.com/N1fmlb5w0M
— Jay (@mufc_fan_saf) March 28, 2018
.@FTSERussell announces results of FTSE UK Index Series Quarterly Review June 2018: GVC Holdings & Ocado Group to join FTSE 100 https://t.co/dRCqMh7cQU
— FTSE Russell (@FTSERussell) May 30, 2018
888 Holdings confirms bid to acquire http://t.co/EfhqAuI5ev http://t.co/fqiIhHmrDm #gambling #business
— Rebecca Liggero (@RebeccaLiggero) May 18, 2015
We at @globaldfs happy to announce our World Cup promotion in partnership with @ScientificGames https://t.co/h0vhn1Ont9
— Global DFS (@globaldfs) June 13, 2018
We recently welcomed some of our biggest gaming customers to Ibiza for two days of product sessions & entertainment. We’re thrilled to provide this next-level experience for our partners as we work toward the future of digital gaming! https://t.co/AJtLzhLvUK #sgdigital #gamefest
— Scientific Games (@ScientificGames) July 9, 2018
Analysts are on the Bearish side about Boyd Gaming Corporation $BYD this week. – https://t.co/yWSG6Qt04U
— WhatsOnThorold (@whatsonthorold2) July 17, 2018
MGM Cotai Casino and Resort opened with a spectacular 'sensory experience.' At the heart of the resort complex is an enormous LED canvas that is made up of 25 huge LED display walls. It is over four stories high and spans the length of a soccer field. https://t.co/zZT0KR9cWJ
— Z-Band, Inc. (@ZBandInc) July 16, 2018
Your stay just got a little more personal with suite delivery by our robots, Fetch and Jett! #VdaraDelivers https://t.co/unDznnaA7s pic.twitter.com/mnNtyktkIP
— Vdara Hotel & Spa (@VdaraLV) July 9, 2018
⚽️2018 FIFA World Cup Russia 🇷🇺 – Knockout stage & Group stage; Predictions; Cracks (YouTube) [w/ comments in Jpnese 🇯🇵] https://t.co/PXzWW8LPgG 🇫🇷🇪🇸🇸🇪🏴🇨🇭🇺🇾🇵🇹🇩🇰🇭🇷🇲🇽🇨🇴https://t.co/Ix7GfbMDwV 🇩🇪🇧🇪https://t.co/FyeJKE2sqk 🇦🇷🇧🇷🇳🇱🇩🇪
— WS Atlantic/Pacific (@WSjp_insight) July 1, 2018