2026 World Cup/opening match: 10 million viewers on ZDF, 4.9 million on M6, 3.35 million on RTVE

Mexico - South Africa (2-0), the opening match of the 2026 World Cup (Group A), drew an average of 10.04 million viewers on the public-TV channel ZDF in Germany, on Thursday 11 June 2026 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to audience measurement institute AGF data (audience share: 46.5%). The match was also broadcast on the Magenta TV platform (Deutsche Telekom).

• In France, the match drew an average of 4.88 million viewers on the private free-TV channel M6, according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie. This figure represented an audience share of 28.5%. The match was also broadcast live on the pay-TV channel beIN SPORTS 1, whose audience figures were not released.

• In Italy, the match drew an average of 4.76 million viewers on the public-TV channel Rai 1, according to Auditel (audience share: 27.1%). The match was also broadcast on DAZN.

• In Spain, the match was watched by an average of 3.35 million people on the public-TV channel La 1 (RTVE), according to data from Kantar (audience share: 28%). The match was also broadcast on Mediapro’s dedicated…