This is a record since 2018 with an audience share of 62.8 % Saturday evening during the victory of the Blues in the quarter -final of the World Cup.
MO12345LEMONDE WITH AFP
Despite the boycott calls, the French team’s journey during the Football World Cup in Qatar remains very followed. The victory of the Blues against England (2-1) in the quarter-final of the 2012 World Cup was watched by 17.7 million viewers on Saturday evening December 10 on TF1, according to mediammetry figures cited by TF1.
This is the best audience of the year for TF1 and even a record since 2018 with an audience share of 62.8 % on Saturday evening, and a peak at 20.1 million viewers at 10 p.m., said the chain.
The victory of the French team against Poland (3-1) in the round of 16 had already been followed by 14.3 million viewers on December 4 on the first channel.
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Wednesday at 8 p.m., the French team will find Morocco for a long-awaited semi-final. The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, will go to Qatar on Wednesday to attend the match with the Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castera.
Present in the stands of the France-England match on Saturday in Doha, the minister had put on a royal blue polo shirt with rainbow sleeves, an apparent gesture of support for the rights of LGBT+
Even before the start of the World Cup, the Head of State had announced his presence for the semi-final or the final in the event of qualification of the Blues. A commitment that is controversial due to criticism of the living conditions of migrant workers, the impact on the environment of air -conditioned stages and the place of women and minorities in Qatar.