2026 World Cup Qualifiers: 5.46 million viewers for France - Iceland on TF1

France - Iceland (2-1), Les Bleus' second qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup (Group D), drew an average of 5.46 million viewers on the private free-TV channel TF1 in France on Tuesday 09/09/2025 (kick-off at 20:45 CET), according to the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie.

This figure represented an audience share of 29.9%, which ranked the channel first in the French audiovisual market at prime time on 09/09/2025.

Ukraine - France (0-2), the French national team's first match in these qualifiers, drew an average of 4.76 million viewers on TF1 on Friday 05/09/2025 (kick-off at 20:45 CET), according to Médiamétrie data. Audience share: 28%.

France: TF1 broadcaster of French national team matches until 2027-28 as well as 25 Euro 2028 matches

The French free-TV group TF1 acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights in France to the French men's football team (Nations League, friendlies and the qualifying matches for Euro 2024 17^th edition of UEFA's European Football Championship to be held in June-July 2024 in Germany (UEFA decision on 27/09/2018).
The final phase will be…