Nearly 39 million Americans tuned into Fox’s broadcast of the World Cup final, making it the most-watched World Cup final in US television history. Add in the 22.6 million viewers who watched on Peacock and Telemundo, and the total audience hit 61.5 million.
The numbers behind the record
Fox Sports pulled 38.9 million average viewers for the final. The combined 61.5 million total across all platforms puts the World Cup final in the same conversational tier as the Super Bowl, which has long been the undisputed king of US live viewership.
English-language viewership on Fox, FS1, and Tubi rose 92% compared to 2022 group-stage numbers.
Earlier in the tournament, the US Men’s National Team’s round-of-16 clash with Belgium drew 30 million viewers, the most-watched soccer telecast in US history at the time. A US group-stage victory pulled in 24.4 million.
