Ah yes, it’s time for the FIFA World Cup. The guys over at Google know that it can get quite tough trying to keep track of all the football news during a busy work day. As such, Google have a few new features to help you enjoy your football fan experience this year.
Simply Search for football news
During the FIFA World Cup, you can find group tables, stats and trending players easily so you can keep track of the tournament. You can find all these features through Search. You’ll find video recaps from select broadcasters featuring goals and highlights of major match moments in just half an hour following the end of a match.
Search is a great place to start to keep a closer eye on nearly every aspect of the game. When you search for World Cup-related topics and terms, a World Cup OneBox will appear at the top of the search results, from which you can get a number of details – from match scores, to in-depth game feeds, and more.
Here’s an example of the timeline you’d see one the World Cup begins:
To keep track of all the matches, even when you’re not searching, you can pin real-time scores on your Android phone screen from Search on mobile browsers or from the Android Google App. Find the match you’re looking for, tap and drag to pin the match anywhere on your screen.
Here’s an example of pinned matches you can create during the tournament:
You can also get in on the action before kick-off by diving into line-ups, news and winning probabilities, which will update once the match gets going. Local broadcasters and national teams will share the latest highlights and updates via Posts on Google.
Ask your Assistant for everything football
Keep your eyes on the match and ask your Google Assistant for updates on all the World Cup action. If you want to find out who won the match between Germany and Mexico, which players have scored the most goals in this year’s quest for the Golden Boot, or how many FIFA World Cups Brazil has won, just say “Hey Google” and ask away! You’ll also get fun BTW (by the way) stats for some of your questions, so keep your ears open.
Track the trends of the World Cup
If you want to know which moments popped on the pitch and where fans are teeming with anticipation, head to our Google Trends page for an interactive, real-time view of FIFA World Cup searches. Our data will include real-time rankings of the world’s players based on search interest and embeddable maps and charts where you can relive each game through Search, as soon as it happens.
Find a nice place enjoy football through Maps
You’d be seeing the “good for watching sports” highlight on business listings in Google Search and Maps soon. This is to help you find your best local places to watch the games. For a little inspiration before you put on your jersey and head out the door, take a closer look at two FIFA World Cup stadiums, Otkrytiye Arena and St. Petersburg Stadium, on Street View.
Highlights, behind-the-scenes and more from YouTube
Miss a game? Can’t get enough of the action? On YouTube globally, you can catch up on your favorite FIFA World Cup moments with select video highlights from official FIFA broadcasters in more than 80 countries around the world, including from Stadium Astro in Malaysia.
Time to sit back, relax, and root for your favourite footballing nation in Russia.
