Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic cemented her status as a World Cup superstar by receiving 25 percent more attention than any Croatia player despite record online interest in the country at the final. The tiny Balkan nation’s unlikely march to the final saw general online interest in Croatia soar, beginning after their dramatic quarter-final penalty shootout win over hosts Russia in Sochi, which saw a 30 percent rise in worldwide online mentions according to Croatian aggregator Mediatoolkit, more than all mentions combined before that match.