2026 World Cup: highest TV audience ever after 23:00 for Paraguay - France on M6 (12.17 million viewers)

Paraguay - France (0-1), Round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup, drew an average of 12.17 million viewers on the private free-TV channel M6, on Saturday 4 July 2026 (kick-off at 23:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie.

This figure represented an audience share of 75.6 %. This is the best TV audience ever for a TV programme broadcast after 23:00, according to the M6 group. The match was also broadcast live on the pay-TV channel beIN SPORTS 1, whose audience figures were not released.

France - Sweden (3-0), Round of 32, drew an average of 10.23 million viewers on M6 on Tuesday 30 June 2026 (kick-off at 23:00), according to Médiamétrie. Audience share: 71 %. The match was also broadcast on beIN SPORTS 1.

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