Canada’s women’s soccer quarterfinal match most-watched of Paris 2024 so far: CBC

By: The Canadian Press Posted: 1:47 PM CDT Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 Last Modified: 9:28 PM CDT Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024

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CBC says Team Canada women's soccer match against Germany has been the country's most-watched moment of the Paris Olympics to date.

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CBC says Team Canada women's soccer match against Germany has been the country's most-watched moment of the Paris Olympics to date.

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CBC says Team Canada women’s soccer match against Germany has been the country’s most-watched moment of the Paris Olympics to date.

The public broadcaster says 3.4 million viewers across CBC, Radio-Canada and RDS caught the end of Saturday’s quarterfinal match.

The nail-biter saw Canada fall to Germany in a shootout, eliminating any hopes for a medal.

Canada's Gabrielle Carle and Kadeisha Buchanan fight for the ball with Germany's Jule Brand during a women's quarterfinal soccer match between Canada and Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at Marseille Stadium in Marseille, France. Saturday's Team Canada women's soccer match against Germany has been Canada's most-watched moment of the Paris Olympics to date. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

There was added attention on Canada’s women’s soccer team, which entered the knockout round with a six-point penalty from FIFA due to a drone spying scandal.

The team previously won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

CBC says Canadians have watched more than 18 million hours of Paris 2024 content on its digital and streaming platforms to date, up 74 per cent over Tokyo 2020 and 106 per cent over Beijing 2022.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 7, 2024.