France's coverage settled into a familiar shape: free to air broadcaster M6 carries 54 of the 104 matches at no cost, while beIN Sports holds the full slate behind its subscription. French listed events rules guarantee that Les Bleus' matches and the tournament's biggest fixtures stay on free television, so the free 54 includes everything most viewers care about.
The gap matters most to neutrals who want every match, the group games between smaller nations that build a tournament's texture mostly live on beIN. It leaves France in the same partial coverage tier as Germany, where ARD and ZDF show a selection free while MagentaTV holds the complete package.
Both countries' setups, and the fully free alternatives elsewhere in Europe, are compared in our country by country guide.