2018 World Cup in Russia: France - Croatia draws at least 69.5 million viewers in the European Top 5

France - Croatia (4-2), the final of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow (80,000 capacity), drew a combined total of at least 69.54 million viewers on average in the European Top 5 countries (Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, and Italy), on Sunday 15/07/2018 (kick-off at 17:00 CET).

• In France, the private, free-TV channel TF1 drew an average of 19.34 million viewers during the match, representing an audience share of 82.2%. The game also drew an average of 1 million viewers on the pay-TV channel beIN Sports 1.

• In Germany, the final drew an average of 21.32 million viewers on the public-TV channel ZDF. Audience share: 76.1%. The match was also broadcast by the pay-TV group Sky Deutschland.

• In Italy, the private, free-TV channel Canale 5 (Mediaset group) drew an average audience of 11.68 million viewers during the game. Audience share: 66.6%.

• In Spain, 8.24 million viewers watched the event on the private, free-TV channel Telecinco (Mediaset España group). Audience share: 57.3%.

• In the UK, the public-TV channel BBC One drew an…