2026 World Cup: 20.24 million viewers for France - Spain on M6 in France, 13.5 million on RTVE in Spain

France - Spain (0-2), the first semi-final of the 2026 World Cup, drew an average of 20.24 million viewers on the private free-TV channel M6 in France, on Tuesday 14 July 2026 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie.

This figure represented the best audience of the year in France and an audience share of 73.1 %. The match also drew an average of 878,000 viewers on the pay-TV channel beIN SPORTS 1.

In Spain, the match drew an average of 13,17 million viewers on the free-TV channels La 1 (12,71 million) and Teledeporte (460,000) of RTVE group, according to data from the audience measurement institute Kantar. Cumulative audience share: 73,8 % (71,2% and 2,6%). Including the figures from the local-TV channel La 2 Cat, total viewership reached 13.5 million viewers with an overall audience share of 75.7% on RTVE. This is Spain’s most-watched World Cup match ever and the best TV audience in Spain since the Euro 2024 final, according to the Spanish public audiovisual group. The match was also broadcast on DAZN.

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