Brazil’s first match at the 2018 World Cup has become the most viewed sports television broadcast in the country this year, FIFA’s press service reported on Tuesday.
A total of 55.89 million Brazilian’s watched their country’s match against Switzerland on the Globo TV channel. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Figures registered in other countries prove that World Cup matches are popular with viewers around the globe.
Portugal’s 3-3 draw with Spain proved popular with the countries respective domestic audiences. A total of 2.8 million viewers watched the Portuguese channel RTP1, and a total of 9.27 Spanish viewers tuned in to Teleinco.
The match between France and Australia, which ended in a 2-1 win to France, became the most popular broadcast of 2018 in France, with a total of 12.8 million people watching it on TF1.
Croatia’s 2-0 victory against Nigeria has become the most watched program in the Balkan nation in 2018, with a total of 1.27 tuning in to watch on HTV2.
A total of 1.27 million viewers of Croatian TV-channel HTV2 watched their national team beat Nigeria 2-0, which was Croatia's most popular TV-program of 2018,
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