The quarter -final of the 2025 women's Euro between France and Germany, disputed on Saturday evening, promised an intense confrontation between two solid teams, both engaged in a faultless course. The Bleues, carried by the hope of a historical qualification, fought a fierce battle against experienced Germans. After 120 intense minutes, the two teams left on a score of 1-1, forcing the decision to go through the dreaded session of the penalty shootout.
Unfortunately for France, this fatal event turned in favor of Germany, which won 6 shots on goal at 5. This cruel setback did not start the enthusiasm of French supporters or the interest of viewers. On the contrary, palpable tension and emotion helped to make this match one of the most followed by the competition.
More than 5 million viewers
According to figures published by Médiamétrie, retransmission on TF1 brought together on average 4.939 million viewers, a remarkable market share of 34.3 %. The most followed moment was the penalty shootout, which captured 5.362 million French people. This score represents the best audience recorded since the start of the female Euro.
This audience performance Place TF1 largely at the top of the evening audiences, largely ahead of France 2, where the famous game Fort Boyard was broadcast, followed by only 1.8 million people. In addition, it clearly exceeds the 2.9 million viewers who watched the France-Wales match on July 9.
However, during the third blue game in the group phase against the Netherlands, TF1 had chosen to favor the final of the Club World Cup between Chelsea and PSG, relegating the meeting of the Women's Euro to TMC before it was finally broadcast on France 2. This decision, strongly criticized, had displeased the Blue. This quarter -final nevertheless proves that the public's interest in women's football is real and growing.
