France v Spain World Cup semi-final draws over 20 million viewers on M6 | OneFootball

The World Cup semi-final between France and Spain, finished 0-2, was broadcast free-to-air on M6. It drew more than 20 million viewers, the biggest TV audience of the year, according to L'Équipe.

M6’s coverage averaged 20.244 million viewers for a 73% audience share, with a peak of 22.24 million at 21:50.

beIN Sports added 878,000 viewers on average, peaking at 1.012 million.

It is the most-watched programme of 2026 and the strongest TV audience since the 2022 World Cup. France’s semi-final win over Morocco in 2022 finished with an average of 20.7 million on TF1.

The 2022 final against Argentina, which ended 3-3 then 2-4 on penalties, attracted 25.08 million viewers across TF1 and beIN Sports.

Source: L'Équipe