2026 World Cup / Germany: 18.26 million viewers for Germany - Côte d’Ivoire on ZDF

Germany - Côte d’Ivoire (2-1), on Matchday 2 of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup (Group E), drew an average of 18.26 million viewers on the public-TV channel ZDF in Germany, on Saturday 20 June 2026 (kick-off at 22:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute AGF.

This figure represented an audience share of 72.1%. The match was also broadcast on the Magenta TV platform (Deutsche Telekom), whose audience figures were not released.

Germany - Curaçao (7-1), Germany’s first match at the 2026 World Cup, drew an average of 23.43 million viewers on the public-TV channel Das Erste (ARD) on Sunday 14 June 2026. The match kicked off earlier (19:00 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 70.2%.

• In France, the match drew an average of 3.74 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… . Audience share: 30.9%.

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