The FIFA World Cup semi-final match between France and Belgium became the most watched World Cup match broadcast since 2006 in France, FIFA said on Wednesday.
France beat neighbors Belgium 1-0 in St. Petersburg on Tuesday to reach the World Cup final, where they will face the winner of the Croatia-England semi-final that is currently being held.
The average audience of the match was 19.1 million people. The live-broadcast on the French TV-channel TF1 had a 33 percent rating, with a maximum audience reaching 22.3 million people.
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