TF1: best audience in five years for a Nations League match with France - Italy (7.17 million)

News Tank Football - Paris - News #455888 - Published on 05/10/26 at 11:00
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France - Italy (1-1), on 2 October 2026 - ©  UEFA Euro / X

France - Italy (1-1), on Matchday 3 of the 2026-27 Nations League (League A, Group 1), drew an average of 7.17 million viewers with a peak at 8.2 million on the private free-TV channel TF1 in France on Friday 2 October 2026 (kick-off at 20:45 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie.

This figure represented an audience share of 41%. This was the best audience in France for a Nations League match in five years, according to TF1.

Belgium - France (0-1), on Matchday 2, drew an average of 6.39 million viewers with a peak at 7.4 million on TF1, on Monday 28 September 2026 (20:45), according to data from Médiamétrie. Audience share: 32.9%.

  • In Italy, the match drew an average of 7.85 million viewers on the public-TV channel Rai 1, according to data from the…
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France - Italy (1-1), on 2 October 2026 - ©  UEFA Euro / X

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