England 's 7 - 0 defeat by Germany becomes huge social media talking point . Semifinal generates nearly five million social mentions , according to FIFA 's statistics . `` Facebook generally sees a large amount of conversation around sporting events , but the World Cup has proven to be a unique moment , '' said a Facebook spokesman . England second only to Brazil in number of social mentions .
England 's 7 - 0 defeat by Germany becomes huge social media talking point . Semifinal generates nearly five million social mentions , according to FIFA 's statistics . England second only to Brazil in number of social mentions .