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USMNT Draws 33.5 Million Viewers vs Bosnia, an All-Time US Soccer TV Record
The United States drew a combined 33.53 million viewers for their World Cup win over Bosnia, the largest audience for any soccer match in US television history, according to preliminary Nielsen data. American soccer has crossed into mainstream primetime territory, with English and Spanish-language audiences both setting records at once.
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FOX Sports Digital
· Jul 3, 2026
U.S. Victory Over Bosnia-Herzegovina Sets English-Language Soccer Viewership Record
The U.S. match against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday night was the most-watched soccer telecast in English language history with more than 24.4 million viewers.
Awful Announcing
· Jul 2, 2026
USMNT-Bosnia becomes most-watched English-language soccer broadcast in U.S. history
Fox’s broadcast of the USMNT’s Round of 32 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday became the most-watched soccer telecast in English-language U.S. history, with a preliminary average of 24.429 million viewers and a peak audience of 31.883 million. FOX Sports soars into the record books! The MOST-WATCHED SOCCER TELECAST in English-language U.S. history
101GREATGOALS.COM
· Jul 1, 2026
World Cup 2026 live: USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed teams and full line ups, TV channel, live online stream and stats
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· Jul 7, 2026
Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane-Led England World Cup Win Draws Record BBC Audience – Global Bulletin
AUDIENCE AVALANCHE England’s 3-2 soccer World Cup victory over Mexico on Monday delivered the biggest television audience ever recorded in the U.K. for a live broadcast between 2am and 4am BST, with a peak of 9.1 million viewers tuning into BBC One and BBC iPlayer despite the delayed kick-off. The average audience across the Round of 16 match held []
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· Jul 8, 2026
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More than 30 million people tuned in to watch the U.S. men's national team play Belgium in a knockout World Cup match on Monday night in Seattle. Fox said Monday night's broadcast earned an average viewership of 30 million, topping out at 36.8 million between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m. EST as the Americans tried, and...
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