France beat Sweden 3-0 in 2026 World Cup Round of 16, draws 10.23 million viewers on M6

France’s victory over Sweden (3-0), Tuesday night in New York in the Round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup, drew 10.23 million viewers on average on M6, according to Médiamétrie figures. The match, broadcast from 11 p.m., captured a 71% audience share. The qualification of Kylian Mbappé’s teammates for the Round of 16 thus ranks among the highlights of television viewership for this tournament, even though M6 did better during the two previous group stage matches.

For France-Norway (4-1), played Friday at 9 p.m., the channel had gathered 13.68 million viewers, a 62.1% audience share. At the other end of the spectrum, France-Iraq, which ran until 3 a.m., had only drawn 4.9 million people.

The late kickoff time of the Sweden match — 11 p.m. French time — largely explains the gap with the first two matches. Despite this unfavorable context, the 71% audience share testifies to massive interest from the French public in the Blues, regardless of the time zone imposed by the competition organized in the United States, Canada and Mexico.