2026 World Cup Qualifiers: 7.47 million viewers for Slovakia - Germany on ARD

Slovakia - Germany (2-0), Germany's first qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup (Group A), drew an average of 7.47 million viewers on the German public TV channel Das Erste (ARD) on Thursday 04/09/2025 (kick-off at 20:45 CET), according to figures from the audience measurement agency AGF.

This figure represented an audience share of 35.1%.

Germany - France (0-2), the match for third place in the 2024-25 Nations League, drew an average of 4.82 million viewers in the first half and 5.89 million in the second half on the private free-to-air channel RTL (RTL Deutschland), according to AGF. Audience share: 36.6% in the first half and 39.3% in the second.

Germany: RTL, ARD & ZDF broadcasters of German national team matches over the 2022-2028 cycle

RTL Founded: 1984 Headquarters: Köln (GER) Sector: television (cable, satellite, terrestrial), radio, Internet CEO: Thomas Rabé Shareholding: owned by the RTL group (which is 75% owned by… acquired the exclusive live broadcasting rights in Germany for half of the German national team's matches over the 2022-2028 cycle, on 03/05/2022.