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CazéTV Breaks YouTube Record, Secures Exclusive World Cup Semifinal

During the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Brazil‑based streamer CazéTV set a new global YouTube record, reaching more than 22 million devices connected simultaneously while broadcasting the Norway‑England quarter‑final. Other reports logged 21.3 million and 21 million simultaneous connections for earlier matches, establishing a series of world‑record live streams.

The channel also obtained exclusive rights to the France‑Spain semifinal, marking the first time since 1970 that Globo will not air one of the tournament’s semifinals in Brazil. Globo will only transmit the England‑Argentina match, while CazéTV will stream the other semifinal for free on YouTube. This shift follows CazéTV acquiring rights to all 104 World Cup games, displacing the traditional broadcaster from a historic role.

Industry commentary notes that the record audiences reflect a broader migration of sports viewership from open‑air TV to digital platforms powered by Google’s YouTube infrastructure, challenging Globo’s long‑standing dominance in Brazilian sports broadcasting.

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