Hashflags, handles and more: Twitter and the 2015 Women's World Cup

A World Cup around the corner can only mean one thing: The return of the hashflags. Twitter has brought back the social media feature, which this time around

A World Cup around the corner can only mean one thing: The return of the hashflags.

Twitter has brought back the social media feature, which this time around will embed a maple-leaf-shaped flag for each nation, as one of its elements in preparation for the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada, which kicks off Saturday.

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According to Twitter, 22 of the 24 nations participating in Canada have official accounts (Sweden and China are the only ones that do not), and over 270 players have active accounts that can be followed throughout the tournament and beyond. The official hashtag of the tournament is #FIFAWWC, and the official account of the competition is @FIFAWWC (and the full schedule for the tournament can be found here). 

We've compiled every nation's account, every U.S. women's national team player's account (the U.S. women have their own hashflag for their "She Believes" campaign as well) and Twitter's list of every player who will be in Canada as the tournament creeps closer.

Official team Twitter handles, hashflags by group:

GROUP A

CANADA: @CanadaSoccerEN (Hashflag: #CAN)

CHINA: None (#CHN)

NEW ZEALAND: @NZ_Football (#NZL)

NETHERLANDS: @oranjevrouwen (#NED)

​GROUP B

GERMANY: @DFB_Frauen (#GER)

COTE D'IVOIRE: @FIFCI_tweet​ (#CIV)

NORWAY: @NFF_info (#NOR)

THAILAND: @FAThailand (#THA)

GROUP C

JAPAN: @jfa_nadeshiko (#JPN)

SWITZERLAND: @SFV_ASF (#SUI)

CAMEROON: @FecafootOfficie (#CMR)

ECUADOR: @trifemenina (#ECU)

GROUP D

USA: @ussoccer_wnt (#USA)

SWEDEN: None (#SWE)

AUSTRALIA: @TheMatildas (#AUS)

NIGERIA: @TheNFF (#NGA)

​GROUP E

BRAZIL: @CBF_Futebol (#BRA)

KOREA REPUBLIC: @theKFA (#KOR)

SPAIN: @SeFutbol (#ESP)

COSTA RICA: @FEDEFUTBOL_CR (#CRC)

​GROUP F

FRANCE: @EquipeDeFrance (#FRA)

ENGLAND: @England (#ENG)

COLOMBIA: @FCFSeleccionCol (#COL)

MEXICO: @Futbol_Mex_Feme (#MEX)

USWNT accounts for each player

POSITION	PLAYER	TWItter handle
Goalkeeper	Ashlyn Harris	@Ashlyn_Harris
Goalkeeper	Alyssa Naeher	@alyssanaeher
Goalkeeper	Hope Solo	@hopesolo
Defender	Lori Chalupny	@lorichalupny
Defender	Whitney Engen	@WhitneyEngen
Defender	Julie Johnston	@_JulieJohnston_
Defender	Meghan Klingenberg	@MeghanKling
Defender	Ali Krieger	@AliKrieger
Defender	Kelley O'Hara	@kohara19
Defender	Christie Rampone	@christierampone
Defender	Becky Sauerbrunn	@beckysauerbrunn
Midfielder	Shannon Boxx	@ShannonBoxx7
Midfielder	Morgan Brian	@moeebrian
Midfielder	Tobin Heath	@TobinHeath
Midfielder	Lauren Holiday	@LaurenHoliday12
Midfielder	Carli Lloyd	@CarliLloyd
Midfielder	Heather O'Reilly	@heatheroreilly
Midfielder	Megan Rapinoe	@mPinoe
Forward	Sydney Leroux Dwyer	@sydneyleroux
Forward	Alex Morgan	@AlexMorgan13
Forward	Christen Press	@christenpress
Forward	Amy Rodriguez	@AmyRodriguez8
Forward	Abby Wambach	@AbbyWambach

The Full Field

Twitter has compiled a list with a link to every player's handle. The full list of tweets from those players is below:

Tweets from https://twitter.com/FIFAWWC/lists/fifawwc-players

If you're going to be at the event, each host city has accounts that could be useful as well:

Edmonton: (@CityofEdmonton; @WhereEdmonton; @avenueedmonton)

Montreal: (@MTLBlog; @voir; @MTL_Ville)

Moncton: (@SeeNewBrunswick; @CityofMoncton; @EventsMoncton)

Ottawa: (@Ottawa_Tourism; @OttawaJantine; @apt613)

Vancouver: (@MyVancouver; @georgiastraight; @miss604)

Winnipeg: (@cityofwinnipeg; @TheForks; @wag_ca)

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