Last Thursday, February 26, we held the MICFootball 2026 Group Stage Draw live on our official YouTube channel. The 464 teams participating in this 24th edition met their first three opponents in the tournament, which will kick off on April 1st on the Costa Brava.
Marta Blabia and Miguel Lois presented the draw in a professional and entertaining way in Catalan, Spanish, and English. The draw lasted more than three hours and was followed by viewers from more than 50 countries. India, Spain, and the US were the countries with the most viewers worldwide.
In terms of data, the event was a huge success: more than 30,000 total views, over 10,000 interactions in the chat, and up to 3.7 million views on Instagram throughout the week, in addition to an increase of 3,000 followers on that same platform.
All in all, it is fair to say that, despite the variety of devices that allow us to connect to the internet today, we far exceeded the figures for 2025. Twenty percent of users followed the draw on their computers; 33% did so on television, and almost half (47%) enjoyed the event on their mobile phones.
Our deepest appreciation goes towards the incredible work of the entire MICSports team, HIGH Produccions High-Video, the support of our partners, sponsors, and institutions, and, of course, all the people who followed the event from every corner of the planet.
