Social network records tumble

Claiming a fourth World Cup title wasn’t enough for Germany, as they helped to set a host of social media records during their 1-0 victory over Argentina in the World Cup final.

As the final whistle blew at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, social network Twitter recorded the highest number of tweets per minute for any sporting event, peaking at over 600,000 posts a minute.

Unsurprisingly, match-winner Mario Gotze was the most talked about player. The tweets per minute record beat the previous best by over 30,000, which was set during Germany’s 7-1 semi-final win over hosts Brazil.