Russia 2018: 8.79 million viewers on average in Germany (ARD and ZDF), -27% vs 2014

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The German team eliminated in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup - ©  D.R.

The 64 matches of the 2018 World Cup drew a cumulative audience of 526 million TV viewers in Germany, an average of 8.79 million per game, on the channels of the public television groups ARD and ZDF. As with the 2014 World Cup, the two channels equally shared the broadcast of the matches.

The 2014 edition of the competition in Brazil, which...

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The German team eliminated in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup - ©  D.R.

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