FIFA Women's World Cup Breaks More Television Records In Round Of 16

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 broke more records for TV audiences in key markets across the world during the Round of 16 matches. FIFA’s YouTube channel has now reached 10 million views for content from Canada, totaling some 19 million minutes of viewing and contributing to the most successful month on record for the channel. An average of 2.8 million viewers in Canada tuned in to CTV, TSN and RDS to watch Canada beat Switzerland on its way to a quarterfinal clash with England. China’s victory over Cameroon, shown on CCTV, attracted an average audience of 5 million in the Round of 16. And in Europe, France’s win against South Korea smashed the channel audience record for French broadcaster W9. An average of 2.8 million fans watched the match on W9 (FIFA).