More Than 7m Watch Women's World Cup Groups

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A clip of Ilona Maher (left) talking astir assemblage positivity has been nan astir celebrated connected BBC Sport socials from nan Women's World Cup truthful far

More than 7 cardinal group watched nan group stages of nan 2025 Women's World Cup unrecorded connected tv crossed nan BBC.

The tournament, hosted successful England, is proving a awesome deed pinch audiences arsenic portion of a singular summertime of women's sport.

BBC figures show that nan tourney has reached 7.1m viewers connected TV crossed nan opening stages.

And it is besides attracting awesome audiences connected societal media, pinch a clip featuring United States prima Ilona Maher proving nan astir popular.

Maher's powerful message, external astir nutrient and assemblage positivity struck a chord pinch fans, generating complete 2.2m views crossed BBC Sport TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.

The astir celebrated clip of on-pitch action was Ellie Kildunne's skilful setup for Jess Breach, external successful England's triumph complete nan USA successful nan opening lucifer of nan 2025 tournament. It delivered 1.41m views.

Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport, said: "The consequence to nan Women's Rugby World Cup truthful acold has been phenomenal. These figures bespeak not only nan increasing appetite for nan women's game, but besides nan effect of our committedness to telling these stories successful fresh, imaginative and digitally accessible ways."

Matches person besides been covered successful unrecorded pages connected nan BBC Sport website. The astir celebrated was England v USA, which had 757,000 views.

Games person besides been streamed connected nan iPlayer and Sport apps, attracting a mixed 5.8m streams truthful far. Non-home federation matches person besides been popular, pinch 200,000 watching France v South Africa successful Group D.

All 4 quarter-finals, including England's conflict pinch Scotland, will beryllium broadcast connected BBC Two and iPlayer crossed this play connected 13 and 14 September.

The semi-finals will besides beryllium unrecorded connected TV, pinch nan last connected Saturday 27 September unrecorded connected BBC One.

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