Record audiences for the France-Senegal World Cup match

The World Cup match between France and Senegal set audience records across Europe. In France, M6 drew nearly 14 million viewers (61% audience share). Italy's Rai Uno had 5.7 million, the UK's BBC One 5.2 million, Spain's La 1 3.3 million, Portugal's RTP1 1.2 million, and Austria's ORF 900,000 viewers. Despite Senegal's 3-1 loss, the media buzz was massive.