FIFA, Fox, Telemundo and North American viewers
Tuesday after the World Cup final
Spain’s 1-0 World Cup final win over Argentina drew more than 60 million viewers across the United States when Fox and Telemundo audiences were combined. Fox said its English-language broadcast set a US soccer record.
Fox reported 38.937 million viewers and a peak of 51.685 million, while Telemundo’s preliminary Spanish-language number reached 22.6 million. Strong ratings helped validate North America’s expanded 48-team World Cup.