2026 World Cup/Spain: 7.32 million viewers for Spain - Cape Verde on La 1 (RTVE)

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Spain - Cape Verde (0-0), on Matchday 1 of the 2026 World Cup group stage (Group H), drew an average of 7.32 million viewers on the public-TV channel La 1 (RTVE) in Spain on Monday 15 June 2026 (kick-off at 18:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Kantar.

This figure represented an audience share of 60.4%. The match was also broadcast on the OTT platform DAZN, whose audience figures were not released.

During the 2022 World Cup, Spain’s opening match against Costa Rica (7-0) drew an average of 5.86 million viewers on La 1 on Wednesday 23 November 2022 (kick-off at 17:00 CET), according to Kantar. Audience share: 47.9%. The match was also broadcast on the pay-TV channel Gol Mundial, where it drew an average of 586,000 viewers (audience share: 4.8%).

  • In France, the match drew an average of 2.7 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…
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Spain - Cape Verde (0-0), on 15 June 2026 - ©  FIFA World Cup / X

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