2026 World Cup Final Sets New 28-Year Israeli TV Viewership Record
The 2026 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain, held on Sunday, achieved a record-breaking television rating in Israel. The broadcast on Kan, the Israeli public broadcaster, garnered a 40.6% viewership share, marking the highest rating for a World Cup final in Israel since 1998. This surpasses the 35.5% rating for the 2022 final where Argentina defeated France, and the 37.2% rating for the 2018 final between France and Croatia. Previous finals such as the 2014 Germany-Argentina match and the 2010 Spain-Netherlands final recorded 40% and 37.1% respectively. The only final in the past 28 years with a higher rating was the 1998 France-Brazil match, which drew 43.8% of Israeli viewers.
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