8^th of December 2022

 

 

Nearly 2 in 3 Irish adults (59%) picked the correct teams to make it through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

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·      Brazil favourites to win  the World Cup (22%), followed by France (12%), then Argentina (10%).

 

·       6% think Portugal will win, then England (5%), followed by The Netherlands 3%.

 

·       100% of adults think Morocco will be knocked out of the next round.

 

·       22% of Irish adults still think Brazil will win the World Cup, 17% think Germany will win, 11% think France will win and 11% think Argentina will win.

 

·       10% of adults aren’t following the competition as their home county team have not qualified/ advanced.

 

·       28% of adults in Ireland are not following the World Cup due to human rights concerns with Qatar and 2 in 3 believe Iran should be banned from participation.

 

·       Nearly 2 in 3 adults (62%) think that Iran should have been banned from taking part in the World Cup as they have admitted to supplying drones and other weapons to Russia.

 

·       The majority (86%) of adults think there should be more transparency in how countries are selected to host future World Cups.

 

·       63% of adults think financial transparency is important when protecting the integrity of future World Cup voting to select the Host Countries and 63% think voting transparency is important. 61% think Women’s rights is important and 54% think LGBTQ+ rights are important.

 

 

·       27% of adults were supporting Wales during the World Cup, 26% are supporting Brazil, 25% are supporting England, and 23% were supporting Spain.

 

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About iReach Insights

 

iReach Insights provides a range of research and market intelligence services in Ireland and Europe. iReach has built a Consumer Decisions Research Panel of 40,000 members in Ireland, delivering robust research insights. The survey questions were included in the Nationally Representative iReach Consumer Decisions Omnibus run between the 10^th - 17^th of November and has a 3% Confidence Interval and 95% Confidence Level.

 

Questions Asked

Q1. The 2022 World Cup is due to kick-off on the 20^th of November next. Do you plan to follow the competitions progress ?  Yes or No

If No

Q2. Why will you not follow the competition ?

·       I have no interest in soccer

·       I like soccer but will not follow due to human rights concerns with Qatar

·       I will not follow as my home country team have not qualified

 

Q3. Iran has admitted suppling Drones and other weapons to Russia.  Do you agree or disagree that Iran should have been banned from taking part in the World Cup 2022.

 

Q4. Do you agree or disagree that there should be much more transparency in how Countries are selected to host future World Cups ?

 

Q5. What measures are most important to protect the integrity of future World Cup voting to select the Host Country(s) ?

·       LGBTQ+ Rights

·       Women’s Rights

·       Worker’s Rights

·       Rights for Political Freedom

·       Supports for Sustainability and positive Climate Action

·       Financial Transparency

·       Voting Transparency

·       Player’s Rights

Q6. Which team or Teams will you be supporting during the World Cup?

Q7Which Team do you think will win the World Cup this December ?

 

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