Portugal qualified on 2 July, Toronto time, for the round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, by beating Croatia 2-1 in the 12th round of 32, played in Toronto, Canada.

The game registered "an average audience of 2,452,700 viewers, despite the late hour," says CAEM/MediaMonitor.

In comparison with Portugal's fourth match in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, broadcast by RTP1 on 6 December 2022, against Switzerland, that game reached an average audience of 3,699,600 viewers and was also the most-watched program of the day.

Portuguese audiences

Meanwhile, in a statement, SIC said that Portugal's victory registered a "total of 3,677,000 viewers, or 37% of the population in Portugal."

The most-watched moment of the game occurred at 00:19, according to SIC.

"The match between Portugal and Croatia led the ratings with a 67% share and an average audience of 24.4%."