Dubai, June 13, 2018: With one day to go until the 2018 @FIFAWorldCup in Russia, the countdown has begun, and the conversation continues to heat up. This how-to-follow guide offers football fans everything needed to get closer to the #WorldCup action as it unfolds on Twitter. Official World Cup emojis Fans around the world can Tweet with hashtags in seven languages -- including English, Arabic and French -- to trigger special #WorldCup emojis throughout the tournament. The hashtags in English are: #WorldCup and #WorldCupFinal. As for the Arabic hashtag, it’s: 2018ÑæÓíÇ# Each team will also get their own country-specific emoji as well. Use a hashtag in front of the relevant three-letter country code, and that country’s flag will appear after the text. Here are the emojis of the Arab participating teams: | Team | Team Hashtag | Team Motto (English) | Team Motto (Arabic) | | Saudi Arabia | #KSA | #KSA | #ãÚÇß_íÇáÃÎÖÑ | | Egypt | #EGY | #ThePharoahs | #ÇáÝÑÇÚäÉ | | Morocco | #MAR | #DimaMaghreb | #ÏíãÇ_ãÛÑÈ | | Tunisia | #TUN | - | #äÓæÑ_ÞÑØÇÌ |
Official World Cup hashtags If it’s a specific match you are looking for, FIFA has put together a list of hashtags for the first three days of the Group Stage. Here are the hashtags for the matches of the Arab participating teams: | Group Stage | | Date | Match | Match Hashtag | | June 14 | Russia vs Saudi Arabia | #RUSKSA | | June 15 | Egypt vs Uruguay | #EGYURU | | June 15 | Morocco vs Iran | #MARIRN | | June 18 | Tunisia vs England | #TUNENG | | June 19 | Russia vs Egypt | #RUSEGY | | June 20 | Portugal vs Morocco | #PORMAR | | June 20 | Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia | #URUKSA | | June 23 | Belgium vs Tunisia | #BELTUN | | June 25 | Saudi Arabia vs Egypt | #KSAEGY | | June 25 | Spain vs Morocco | #ESPMAR | | June 28 | Panama vs Tunisia | #PANTUN |
Arab participating teams’ accounts Follow the accounts of the Arab participating teams from @FIFAWorldCup for quick access to all of the World Cup participants: - Saudi Arabia @saudiNT
- Egypt @Pharaohs
- Morocco @EnMaroc
- Tunisia @FTF_OFFICIELLE
This list from @FIFAWorldCup is a handy guide to find the Twitter accounts of the players and coaches participating in this summer’s tournament. Official World Cup accounts Fans should follow @FIFAcom and @FIFAWorldCup, the official Twitter accounts for updates provided by the Official Site of the FIFA World Cup. Here you will find match coverage, behind-the-scenes video and photos from Russia, and access to players throughout the #WorldCup. Fans in the Arab world can also stay close to the news and information in Arabic by following @fifaworldcup_ar and the below reporters who will be on the ground in Russia: - Abdullah Alghazal, @FIFAWorldCupKSA
- Belal Mostafa, @FIFAWorldCupEGY
- Zineb El Houari, @FIFAWorldCupMar
- Gadri Tarik, @FIFAWorldCupTUN
Additionally, #YallaGoal - the first Twitter live sports show in the MENA region - is currently live streamed and accessible globally to logged-in and logged-out users on Twitter and connected devices. The Arabic show, produced by Goal, will cover a variety of World Cup topics including insights, football-related entertainment and celebrity news. It will air on different days and times of the week, after key fixtures and match days played by the Arab teams, via @GoalAR. The tournament episodes will kick off on the first day of the games on 14 June at 9PM DXB. The World Cup will be here in no time!
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