2026 World Cup / Germany: 18.47 million viewers for Ecuador - Germany on ARD (Audience share: 71.9%)

Ecuador - Germany (2-1), on Matchday 3 of the 2026 World Cup group stage (Group E), drew an average of 18.47 million viewers on the public-TV channel Das Erste (ARD) in Germany, on Thursday 25 June 2026 (kick-off at 22:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute AGF.

This figure represented an audience share of 71.9%. The match was also broadcast on the Magenta TV platform (Deutsche Telekom), whose audience figures were not released.

Germany - Côte d'Ivoire (2-1), on Matchday 2, drew an average of 18.26 million viewers on the public-TV channel ZDF on Saturday 20 June 2026 (kick-off at 22:00 CET), according to AGF. Audience share: 72.1%.

Germany - Curaçao (7-1), Germany’s first match at the 2026 World Cup, was watched by an average of 23.43 million viewers on Das Erste on Sunday 14 June. The match kicked off earlier (19:00 CET). Audience share: 70.2%.

• In France, the Ecuador - Germany match drew an average of 3.28 million viewers on the free-TV channel M6, according to data from Médiamétrie.
  • Audience share: 26.9%.
  • The match was also broadcast on the pay-TV…