TF1: best TV audience for a Nations League match in five years with Turkey - France (6.8 million)

News Tank Football - Paris - News #454991 - Published on 28/09/26 at 11:00
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Turkey - France (0-1), on 25 September 2026 - ©  Equipe de France / X

Turkey - France (0-1), on Matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Nations League (League A, Group 1), drew an average of 6.82 million viewers with a peak at 7.7 million on the private free-TV channel TF1 in France on Friday 25 September 2026 (kick-off at 20:45 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie.

This figure represented an audience share of 37.7 %. This is the best TV audience for a Nations League match in five years, according to TF1.

Excluding the 2026 World Cup, Les Bleus’ last match against Northern Ireland (a 3-1 friendly win) drew an average of 5.05 million viewers on TF1 on Monday 8 June 2026 (21:10), according to Médiamétrie. Audience share: 28.8 %.

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Turkey - France (0-1), on 25 September 2026 - ©  Equipe de France / X

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