Drop in quotas for the DFB team: fewer spectators than at the women’s European Championship
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It’s over! As in 2018, the German national team already gave up in the preliminary round. This wasn’t just for the team itself
It’s over! As in 2018, it has German national team already canceled in the preliminary round. This was a bitter shock not only for the team itself, but also for the many millions of viewers in front of the TV.
17.43 million people had to watch how Germany again missed the round of 16. The market share was 49.3 percent. The figures from Magenta TV and the online live stream are not included. After the weak odds at the start of the World Cup, the match against Costa Rica was the most-watched game at the World Cup in Qatar, but it didn’t come close to the numbers you were used to from the last tournaments. In Russia, ARD and ZDF always had around 25 million viewers.
In fact, even fewer fans watched Costa Rica than the women’s final against England. The 2-1 defeat was watched by 17.897 million fans.
There is no need to speculate for long about the reasons for the weak ratings. These are due to the venue in Qatar, the time of the event in winter and the less than enthusiastic performances of the national team in the run-up to and at the start of the World Cup. Nevertheless, one had the feeling that a turnaround is possible, since the DFB-Elf against Spain could convince. But now it’s time to wait for the home EM 2024 and hope for better performance and quotas.
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