Football World Cup 2014: How the world tweeted #BEL versus #RUS

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Russia coach Fabio Capello said the 1-0 World Cup defeat by Belgium on Sunday was undeserved and that he still believes his team can progress to the second round.

New Delhi: Russia coach Fabio Capello said the 1-0 World Cup defeat by Belgium on Sunday was undeserved and that he still believes his team can progress to the second round.

While the match was on, the world was also simultaneously tweeting, vigorously. According to Twitter, there were a total of 1.2 million tweets about the game during the live telecast.Twitter highlights from the match:The most-mentioned players on TwitterBelgium

Divock Origi

Romelu Lukaku

Dries MertensRussia

Igor Akinfeev

Aleksandr Kokorin

Oleg ShatovThe most-tweeted moments during the match

Divock Origi (BEL) scores - 51,660 tweets

Fulltime: Belgium wins 1-0 - 23,307 tweets

Good luck to @hazardeden10, @RomeluLukaku9 and @thibautcourtois who all start for Belgium against Russia in the #WorldCup... #CFCinBrazil? Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) June 22, 2014

FT: #BEL 1-0 #RUS Origi's late strike sinks #RUS & puts #BEL through to the Round of 16 #BELRUS #WorldCup #joinin - http://t.co/jolEx7qrXt? FIFAWorldCup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 22, 2014

GOAL: #BEL 1-0 #RUS Substitute @DivockOrigi sends Belgium into the lead with a close-range goal #BELRUS #WorldCup - http://t.co/05rRitbLZs? FIFAWorldCup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 22, 2014

Good luck to @FellainiM, who will start for #BEL in their Group H match with #RUS at 17:00 BST. Adnan Januzaj is on the bench. #RedsInBrazil? Manchester United (@ManUtd) June 22, 2014

On to the next round !! We're in the final 16 of the @FifaWorldCup. We did it. We deserve it. #tousensemble #belrus pic.twitter.com/YOMUD66dxd? BelgianRedDevils (@BelRedDevils) June 22, 2014