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

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 %.

France: TF1 broadcaster of French national team matches until 2027-28 as well as 25 Euro 2028 matches

The French free-TV group TF1 acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights in France to the French men's football team (Nations League, friendlies and the qualifying matches for Euro 2024, the 2026 World Cup and Euro 2028), from November 2022 until the end of the 2027-28 season, as well as the exclusive…