2026 World Cup/friendly: 5.05 million viewers for France-Northern Ireland on TF1 (audience share: 28.8%)

France - Northern Ireland (3-1), a friendly match ahead of the 2026 World Cup, drew an average of 5.05 million viewers on the private free-TV channel TF1 in France on Monday 8 June 2026 (kick-off at 21:10 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie.

This figure represented an audience share of 28.8%, making TF1 the most-watched channel in French prime time on 8 June 2026.

France - Côte d’Ivoire (1-2), another friendly match ahead of the World Cup, drew an average of 5.2 million viewers on TF1 on Thursday 4 June 2026 (kick-off at 21:10 CET), according to Médiamétrie. Audience share: 31.1%.

• The broadcasting rights for the 2026 World Cup are held by the M6 Sector: private group of free and pay TV, multimedia; telesales; former owner of FC Girondins de Bordeaux (1999-2018) Founded: 1987 Shareholding: RTL Group (48.26% of the capital and 34% of the… group (54 matches free-to-air) and beIN SPORTS France Sector: pay-TV sports group (rebranding of Al-Jazira Sport on 01/01/2014) • beIN Sport's first channel launched in France in June…