2018 World Cup: 8.66 million viewers for Norway - Germany on RTL in Germany

Norway - Germany (0-3), the first match of Group C qualification for the 2018 World Cup, allowed the German free-TV channel RTL, the only channel to broadcast the game live in Germany, to draw an average of 8.66 million viewers on Sunday, 04/09/2016 (kick-off at 20:45 CET).

This figure represented a 27% audience share, and allows RTL to achieve the best performance in the German TV market on 04/09/2016.

The Germany - Finland (2-0) friendly at Borussia-Park (59,724 capacity) in Mönchengladbach (GER), drew 8.14 million viewers on average on the German public channel ZDF, on Wednesday, 31/08/2016 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represented a 30% audience share.

• Next match for "die Mannschaft": Germany - Czech Republic (Group C qualification for the 2018 World Cup) in Hamburg (GER), on Saturday, 08/10/2016, kick-off at 20:45, live in Germany on RTL.