The thrilling round of 16 match between Mexico and England at the 2026 FIFA World Cup was the most-watched soccer match in US TV history.
According to the initial statistics, the match was watched by 44.8 million people in the United States, breaking the previous record of the match between the United States and Belgium, which was watched by about 42 million viewers.
According to the report, the match was watched by 2 billion and 32 thousand people on Telemundo and 2 million and 17 thousand and 42 thousand people on Fox.
The match, which aired on Fox, was also the most-watched English-language World Cup match without the US team, with Fox’s audience reaching 25.7 million in the final moments of the match.
England won with 10 men in the high-voltage contest played at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium.
The report says that these figures are preliminary and the audience may increase even more after the final Nielsen ratings are released.
