England–Mexico match draws nearly 45 million US viewers, surpassing USA–Belgium

US TV ratings show that England’s last-16 match against Mexico attracts higher viewership than the United States’ previous round-of-16 game. According to the reported figures, nearly 45 million people in the United States watch the Three Lions’ match at Aztec Stadium, where England won against Mexico. The same reporting notes that this total exceeds the viewing numbers for the US team’s earlier last-16 tie versus Belgium. While the exact comparison figure for the USA–Belgium match is not provided in the available excerpts, the sources agree on the direction of the difference: the England–Mexico game reaches a larger audience in the United States than the US matchup did. The reporting frames the result in terms of US audience size, indicating strong interest in England’s progress at the tournament after the United States’ elimination.