{"id":540063,"date":"2026-07-14T00:09:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/540063\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T00:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:09:25","slug":"england-win-is-most-watched-world-cup-quarterfinal-in-u-s-english-language-tv-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/540063\/","title":{"rendered":"England win is most-watched World Cup quarterfinal in U.S. English-language TV history"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"England's<\/p>\n

A record-setting number of fans in the U.S. tuned in for England’s win over Norway. Mauro Pimentel \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

July 13, 2026 5:47 pm EDT Updated <\/p>\n

Another game, another U.S. TV record.<\/p>\n

Powered in part by England\u2019s established U.S. fan base and an equally widespread (if relatively newfound) fascination with World Cup uber-star Erling Haaland<\/a>, Saturday\u2019s World Cup match between England and Norway drew the largest TV audience ever for a World Cup quarterfinal English-language telecast in the U.S.<\/p>\n

The game on Fox averaged 19.48 million viewers, with a peak of nearly 25 million during the extra time.<\/p>\n

Later that evening, Argentina-Switzerland drew just shy of 16 million viewers, making it the second most-watched World Cup quarterfinal English-language telecast in U.S. history.<\/p>\n

That capped a superlative week of World Cup TV viewing in the U.S., including the U.S. loss to Belgium, which was the most-watched soccer game in U.S. history<\/a>. Ahead of that, Mexico-England\u2019s match-up in the round of 16 became the most-watched Spanish-language soccer broadcast<\/a> in U.S. history.<\/p>\n

One of the throughputs of the tournament has been consistently high TV ratings from U.S. viewers \u2014 on both Fox and Telemundo, which carries Spanish-language broadcasts in the U.S. \u2014 all month long, as the combination of U.S.-friendly kickoff times, star power, compelling narratives, contagious fan fervor and a revamped Nielsen audience-accounting methodology that more accurately captures factors like \u201cout of home\u201d viewing that is such a strong part of World Cup viewing culture.<\/p>\n

Given the tournament\u2019s top four seeds are playing in the semifinals \u2014 France vs. Spain<\/a> on Tuesday in Dallas, England vs. Argentina<\/a> on Wednesday in Atlanta \u2014 and both games feature some of the world\u2019s most popular players, like Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Lionel Messi, audience interest should remain high, despite mid-week, mid-afternoon kickoff times that typically keep sports TV in the U.S. from reaching record-setting levels.<\/p>\n

But with this 2026 World Cup and its month-long run of sustained audience viewership, it would be folly to doubt fans\u2019 enthusiasm to tune in.<\/p>\n

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