Fox announced ahead of Saturday's World Cup games that the USA Paraguay telecast averaged 15.986 million viewers across Fox and streaming platforms Fox One and Tubi. That marks the most watched USMNT telecast ever and the most watched FIFA Men's World Cup group stage telecast in English language history. The audience peaked at 18.86 million viewers between 10:45 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET.
Telemundo later announced that its Spanish language broadcast of USA Paraguay averaged 8.9 million viewers across Telemundo, Peacock, and Telemundo streaming platforms. That is the most watched USA World Cup match ever on Spanish language television and the most watched World Cup group stage match not featuring Mexico in Spanish language television history.
Combined, the English and Spanish broadcasts averaged 24.886 million viewers in the United States.
This is the first World Cup measured under the Big Data+ methodology, which has generally boosted live viewership of sporting events by roughly 15 percent. Even with that context, the totals stand as strong numbers for the networks heading into the rest of the tournament.
The USMNT's next match is Friday, June 19, at 3 p.m. ET, 12 p.m. local time in Seattle, against Australia in the group stage.
