Canada 2015: France-Germany quarter-final draws 7.5m viewers in Germany and 4.12m viewers in France

The 2015 Women's World Cup France - Germany quarter-final match (1-1, 4-5 on penalties, at the Stade Olympique in Montreal, Quebec, CAN) on Friday 26/06/2015 (kick-off at 22:00 CET) drew 7.5 million and 4.12 million viewers on average in Germany and France, respectively.

In Germany, the match was broadcast on the public TV channel ZDF, which drew the aforementioned 7.5 million viewers average. This mark represents an audience share of 36.6% in the German TV market. Additionally, "ZDF Sport Extra", a brief introductory programme to the match, which ran from 21:48 to 22:00 CET, drew 5.8m viewers on average for an audience share of 34.6%.

In France, the match was broadcast on the private, free-TV channel W9, which drew the aforementioned 4.12 viewers on average. This mark represents an audience share of 26.2% in the French TV market. The match drew a peak audience of 5.3 million viewers at 23:30 CET.

• In France, this 4.12 million viewers mark breaks two records: the most watched women's football ever in France, as well as the best audience ever achieved by W9.
  • The previous record for…