Broadcasting of the match recorded a peak of 12.3 million viewers; Brazilian channel now has 6 of the 10 most viewed lives on the platform
The broadcast of the Brazilian team’s debut match at the 2026 World Cup, on Saturday (June 13, 2026), led to CazéTV breaking the live record with the highest number of simultaneous accesses in the world . The game registered a peak in 12.3 million viewers in the 2nd half, when the team was already drawing 1-1 with the Moroccan team.
According to the website which surveys YouTube lives around the world, CazéTV it now has 6 of the 10 broadcasts with the most simultaneous access in the platform’s history.
See the TOP 10:
- Brazil x Morocco in 2026 (CazéTV) – 12.3 million;
- landing on the Moon in 2023 (ISRO) – 8 million;
- Brazil x Croatia in 2022 (CazéTV) – 6.1 million;
- boxing in 2026 (Ring Royale) – 5.9 million;
- Canada x Bosnia in 2026 (CazéTV) – 5.8 million;
- Flamengo x Bayern Munich in 2025 (CazéTV) – 5.5 million;
- Mexico x South Africa in 2026 (CazéTV) – 5.3 million;
- Brazil x Croatia in 2026 (GeTV) – 5.3 million;
- Super Bowl 2026 alternative halftime show (Turning Point USA) – 5.3 million;
- Palmeiras x Chelsea in 2025 (CazéTV) – 5.2 million.
The broadcast of the Brazilian team’s debut game was not exclusive to CazéTVwhich is the only vehicle with the rights to all 104 matches of the competition. Fans were also able to follow the TV Globo and by SBT (open TV), at SportTV e NSports (closed TV), in addition to the GeTV (via Globoplay).
O Poder360 marked the audience for the broadcast of CazéTV every 10 minutes, in addition to the beginning and end of the 1st and 2nd half of the match.
In the pre-game, at 6pm, one hour before the start of the match, the broadcast recorded 946.8 thousand viewers. At 6:10 pm, there were already 2.46 million.
At 6:45 pm, 15 minutes before the game was scheduled to start, the number reached 4.98 million. At the start of the match, around 7:04 pm, it was at 9.48 million.
In the first half, the peak number of spectators was 12.2 million people, right before the break. In the 2nd half, the transmission reached its highest mark with 12.3 million viewers simultaneous near the end of the match.
The Brazilian team’s next game is against the Haitian team, on Friday (June 19, 2026), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), in Philadelphia, United States.
WORLD CUP
The World Cup is a private, profit-making sporting event. It is carried out every 4 years by . Teams qualify through knockouts. The technical committee and squad of each team competing in the competition are chosen by private entities.
In the case of Brazil, it is up to the define who the coach is and which players are “called up” (in reality, everyone is invited and whoever is interested goes; as the commercial gain from marketing is great, the athletes respond to the “call up”).
The Brazilian government has no influence on choosing the team that participates in the tournament. In other words, it is not the country that is represented in the World Cup, but a football team chosen by a private entity.
