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redavid t1_ix8a4sl wrote

Germany has, you know, a significant population of Russians, and a similar culture generally, i wouldn't say Russia's opening match last time is that comparable to today's or that this means anything

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AmIFromA OP t1_ix8fxmk wrote

That's true. Still, opening matches are usually a bigger deal, and in 2018, matches like Japan vs Senegal and Nigeria vs Iceland had way more viewers. Also, the game had ~250,000 viewers more than Morocco vs Iran in 2018 (17pm on a Friday), but the latter was also watched by an additional 1.7 million people at public viewing events while there was no public viewing for the Qatar match.

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ozmega t1_ix8wnea wrote

also, OP can go find ratings in south america, lets see if it fits the narrative people are trying to push in this website..

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AmIFromA OP t1_ix8yp2s wrote

I would be happy to see someone give some info on other markets, but I only follow the German one, as that's my home country.

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