BERLIN/TOKYO (Reuters) November, 24 – Wednesday’s World Cup match between Germany and Japan generated record viewership figures on Japanese online streaming platform Abema, while viewership in Germany was Data show that it has more than doubled and halved since the national team’s opening day four years ago.
Some 9.2 million people tuned in to German broadcaster ARD’s report to watch the game, according to data from AGF. In the 2018 World Cup, 25.96 million people watched Germany’s opening match against Mexico.
The match took place at 2:00 pm as Japan scored his stunning 2-1 victory over his four-time champions Germany. Local time in Germany where many people were at work. In 2018, the opening game was broadcast at 5:00 pm.
