England’s World Cup Quarter Final match was watched by a peak audience of 23million as the Three Lions were defeated by France. The game drew the biggest audience of the tournament and the highest peak on any channel this year.
, Gareth Southgate’s side put on a spectacular performance, equalising with France after a successful penalty from captain Harry Kane.
However, after France secured the lead with a 2-1 goal from Olivier Giroud, a second penalty from Kane proved unsuccessful, with the Tottenham Hotspur star kicking the ball above the crossbar., devastated fans across the nation immediately expressed their support for the crushed England players. The game itself drew the biggest audience of the tournament and the highest peak on any channel this year.
Across all viewing on all devices, an average audience of 20.4million viewers watched the match – with an average of close to 16m viewers [15.8m] watching the full live and exclusive coverage.ITV confirmed that the England v France match was streamed 15.3m times and Morocco’s win over Portugal, shown live earlier on Saturday, was streamed 8.2m times.
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