2026 World Cup/Germany: 23.43 million viewers for Germany - Curaçao on ARD

Germany - Curaçao (7-1), on Matchday 1 of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup (Group E), drew an average of 23.43 million viewers on the public-TV channel Das Erste (ARD) in Germany, on Sunday 14 June 2026 (kick-off at 19:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute AGF.

This figure represented an audience share of 70.2%. The match was also broadcast on the Magenta TV platform (Deutsche Telekom), whose audience figures were not released.

During the 2022 World Cup, the German team’s first match against Japan (1-2) drew an average of 9.23 million viewers on Das Erste on Wednesday 23 November 2022 (kick-off at 14:00 CET), according to AGF. Audience share: 59.7%. The match was also broadcast on Magenta TV.

• In France, the match drew an average of 3.32 million viewers on the free-TV channel 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… , according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie.
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