USMNT World Cup Win Sets English-Language Ratings Record
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According to ratings reported by Fox Sports and Telemundo, the World Cup has opened with record-breaking viewership. Friday’s U.S. Soccer Men’s National Team victory over Paraguay drew nearly 16 million viewers, making it the most-watched USMNT World Cup telecast in English-language history. Separately, Telemundo reported that Thursday’s Mexico win over South Africa was the most-watched World Cup game in Spanish-language history. The U.S.-Paraguay match, played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, averaged 15,986,000 viewers across Fox, Fox One and Tubi, with a peak of 18.86 million viewers. That telecast was up 106% from the first USMNT group stage match of the 2022 Men’s World Cup on Fox. The Mexico-South Africa match also set records as the most-streamed Mexico World Cup match and the most-watched World Cup opening game regardless of language.
What’s reported
Friday’s USMNT win over Paraguay averaged 15,986,000 viewers across Fox, Fox One and Tubi.
The audience peaked at 18.86 million viewers at 10:45 p.m. ET.
It was the most-watched USMNT World Cup telecast in English-language history.
It was the most-streamed English-language USMNT match ever, with 1.13 million viewers on Tubi.
The U.S. won 4-1.
Thursday’s Mexico win over South Africa (2-0) had 12.1 million viewers, the most-watched World Cup game in Spanish-language history.
The Mexico-South Africa match was the most-streamed Mexico World Cup match and most-streamed group stage match in Spanish-language history.
It was the most-watched World Cup opening game regardless of language.
The U.S.-Paraguay match also averaged 8.9 million viewers on Telemundo, Peacock and Telemundo’s streaming platforms, the most-watched USMNT World Cup match on Spanish-language TV.
The U.S.-Paraguay match was up 106% from the 2022 USMNT-Wales match (7.76 million viewers) on Fox, and up 156% on Telemundo (3.5 million viewers in 2022).
World Cup coverage continues Saturday with Haiti vs. Scotland at 8 p.m. ET and Australia vs. Türkiye at 11 p.m. ET.
Sources: Variety
