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The U.S. men's national team's World Cup-opening win against Paraguay delivered big ratings on American television.
Fox announced Saturday that it averaged 15,986,000 viewers for the English broadcast across Fox, Tubi and streaming on Fox One.
Boosted by taking place on home soil in prime time, the broadcast more than doubled the USMNT's 2022 World Cup opener against Wales, which drew an average of 7,763,000.
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Telemundo delivered an average of 8.9 million viewers in Spanish across Telemundo, Peacock and Telemundo streaming platforms.
Per Telemundo, the broadcast was the most-watched USMNT World Cup match in Spanish ever.
The USMNT destroyed Paraguay 4-1 in its World Cup opener in Los Angeles. Folarin Balogun led the way with a brace, becoming the first multi-goal USMNT scorer in a World Cup game since 1930.
With the American public locked in on a home World Cup, Fox's broadcast peaked at 18,860,000 viewers between 10:45-11 p.m. ET, the final portion of the game that kicked off at 9 p.m. ET.
TV ratings in the early days of the 2026 World Cup have been promising. Mexico's tournament-opening win against South Africa on Thursday, June 11 averaged 6,310,000 million viewers on Fox, making it the largest English TV audience ever for a World Cup opener in the U.S.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: USA vs Paraguay World Cup match scores big TV ratings
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Fox announced Saturday that it averaged 15,986,000 viewers for the English broadcast across Fox, Tubi and streaming on Fox One.
Boosted by taking place on home soil in prime time, the broadcast more than doubled the USMNT's 2022 World Cup opener against Wales, which drew an average of 7,763,000.
More: Gio Reyna's fantastic World Cup goal punctuated with pregnancy reveal
Telemundo delivered an average of 8.9 million viewers in Spanish across Telemundo, Peacock and Telemundo streaming platforms.
Per Telemundo, the broadcast was the most-watched USMNT World Cup match in Spanish ever.
The USMNT destroyed Paraguay 4-1 in its World Cup opener in Los Angeles. Folarin Balogun led the way with a brace, becoming the first multi-goal USMNT scorer in a World Cup game since 1930.
With the American public locked in on a home World Cup, Fox's broadcast peaked at 18,860,000 viewers between 10:45-11 p.m. ET, the final portion of the game that kicked off at 9 p.m. ET.
TV ratings in the early days of the 2026 World Cup have been promising. Mexico's tournament-opening win against South Africa on Thursday, June 11 averaged 6,310,000 million viewers on Fox, making it the largest English TV audience ever for a World Cup opener in the U.S.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: USA vs Paraguay World Cup match scores big TV ratings
Continue reading...
