2026 World Cup: domestic viewership figures for Europe’s top five teams (26-28 June)

Below are the audience figures for the main 2026 World Cup matches across the European Top 5 markets.

⚽️ Uruguay - Spain (0-1, Group H) drew an average of 3.53 million viewers (over the first 25 minutes) and then 3.7 million (for the remainder of the match; data split due to the match’s kick-off time) on the Spanish public-TV channel La 1 (RTVE), on Saturday 27 June 2026 (kick-off at 2:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Kantar. Audience share: 58% and 69.9%. The match was also broadcast on the OTT platform DAZN.

⚽️ Panama - England (0-2, Group L) posted a peak of 13.76 million viewers on the British private broadcaster ITV’s channels in the UK on Saturday 27 June 2026 (kick-off at 22:00 GMT, 23:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute BARB (Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board).

⚽️ Norway - France (1-4, Group I) drew an average of 13.68 million viewers on the free-TV channel M6 on Friday 26 June 2026 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to figures from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie. Audience share: 62.1 %. The…