Spain’s victory in the FIFA World Cup final against Argentina draws exceptionally large audiences in the United States, breaking multiple television ratings records. According to Nielsen data cited by both outlets, the championship match becomes the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. TV history. The English-language broadcast on Fox averages 38,937,000 viewers, a figure reported as the highest for a soccer telecast in the country.
Both reports also describe the event as the most-watched FIFA World Cup final ever in the U.S. In addition to the English-language audience, the coverage notes that Spanish-language viewing also reaches record levels, with the combined turnout reaching more than 60 million viewers across English- and Spanish-language broadcasts. The accounts characterize the tournament and the final as the most watched soccer event in the U.S. on record, with Spain’s win serving as the capstone for the peak viewership.
