Qatar 2022: 10.28 million viewers in Italy for Argentina - Croatia on Rai 1 (audience share: 44.5%)

Argentina - Croatia (3-0), the first semi-final of the 2022 World Cup, drew an average of 10.284 million viewers on the Italian public TV channel Rai 1, on Tuesday 13/12/2022 (kick-off at 20:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Auditel. This figure represented an audience share of 44.5%.

• In France, the match drew an average of 9.95 million viewers and a peak audience of 11.3 million on the French private free-TV channel TF1, according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie. Audience share: 39.3%. This is the best audience so far during the 2022 World Cup for TF1, excluding matches featuring France. The match was also broadcast on the pay-TV channel beIN Sports 1, whose audience was not communicated.

During the 2018 World Cup, the semi-final Croatia - England (2-1, after extra time) was watched by an average of 12.3 million viewers in France on TF1, with a peak audience of 15.4 million, on Wednesday 11/07/2018 (kick-off at 20:00 CET). Audience share: 54%.

• In Germany, the match was watched by an average of 9.14 million viewers on…