Qatar 2022: 17.72 million viewers for England - France on TF1 (FRA), 19.4 million on ITV (UK)

England - France (1-2), quarter-final of the 2022 World Cup, drew an average of 17.72 million viewers with a peak audience of 20.1 million on the French private free-TV channel TF1, on Saturday 10/12/2022 (kick-off at 20:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie.

This figure represented an audience share of 62.8% (82% among 4-14 year olds, 75% among 25-49 year olds and 78% among men between 25 and 49). This is the best audience since 2018 on TF1, and the best audience for a World Cup quarter-final since 2006. The match was also broadcast on the pay-TV channel beIN Sports 1, whose audience has not been communicated.

During the 2018 World Cup, the Uruguay - France quarter-final (0-2) drew an average of 12.9 million viewers with a peak audience of 16.1 million on TF1 on Friday 06/07/2018 (kick-off at 16:00), according to Médiamétrie. Audience share: 76%.

• In the United Kingdom, the match was watched by an average of 19.4 million viewers on the private free-TV channel ITV, according to data from the audience measurement institute BARB…