2026 World Cup/play-offs: best audience since Euro 2024 for Italy-Northern Ireland on Rai (10.03 million)

News Tank Football - Paris - News #435750 - Published on 27/03/26 at 13:00
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Italy - Northern Ireland (2-0), on 26/03/2026 - ©  Nazionale Italiana / X

Italy - Northern Ireland (2-0), semi-final of the 2026 World Cup European play-off, drew an average of 10.03 million viewers on the public TV channel Rai 1 on Thursday 26/03/2026 (kick-off at 20:45 CET), according to data from audience measurement institute Auditel.

This figure represented an audience share of 43.8%. This is the highest audience...

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Italy - Northern Ireland (2-0), on 26/03/2026 - ©  Nazionale Italiana / X

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