Great to see.
The first of the FIFA Women’s World Cup semi-finals took place on Tuesday night, and it was a great advertisement for the tournament and the sport as a whole.
USA defeated England 2-1 after some lovely goals, even better celebrations, and some absolutely delicious VAR drama, and they will take on either Sweden or The Netherlands in the World Cup Final on Sunday.
And it looks like a lot of people in Ireland enjoyed the game, as RTÉ have revealed that an average audience of 220,000 tuned-in on RTÉ2, with the audience peaking at 316,700 viewers as the game reached a climax.
This meant that a total of 20% of those watching TV in Ireland at the time were watching the game on RTÉ2.
We don’t think it’s just because England lost either…
Declan McBennett, Group Head of Sport RTÉ commented: “The continuous growth in viewing figures as the tournament has progressed shows the value in bringing a global tournament to an Irish audience free to air.
“RTÉ, TG4 and indeed BBC are to be commended for backing the Women’s World Cup to the level they did. The tournament has created not only new heroes for many young girls and boys but also new role models given the level of expertise and insight witnessed across the television panels.”
Wednesday night’s semi-final between Sweden and Netherlands is live on TG4, while Sunday’s final will be live on RTÉ2 from 3.30pm.
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