The U.S. men’s national team’s 2026 World Cup knockout games draw record U.S. audiences on Fox and its platforms, according to multiple outlets citing preliminary Nielsen ratings and broadcaster figures. The USMNT’s Round of 32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina is reported as the most-watched English-language soccer telecast in U.S. history, averaging about 24.4 million viewers across Fox, FS1 and Tubi and peaking close to 32 million during the match. Other reporting places Fox’s average at 24.429 million with a peak around 31.883 million, while Telemundo’s Spanish-language window averages about 9.1 million.
Several outlets also report that the Round of 16 match against Belgium became the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history, with viewership figures cited around 30 million and later-peaking higher in the early-morning window. The overall picture presented by sources is that both games break existing soccer viewing records, with the Bosnia match described most consistently as an English-language high.
