The U.S. advanced to the knockout stage of the 2022 World Cup on Tuesday after a 1-0 victory over Iran, which drew an impressive average of 12M viewers on Fox.
The match, which was at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, peaked from 3:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET with about 15.6M people tuning in. It also became the most-streamed World Cup match in Fox Sports history with nearly 1M viewers via digital platforms.
Audiences in the U.S. were eager to see if the USMNT would move on from the Group Stage after a heated match with England that ended in a 0-0 draw on Friday.
That match is now one of the most-watched men’s soccer matches ever on U.S. television with an average of 15.4M viewers. The current all-time record holder is still the USA’s 2-2 draw against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in 2014, which was watched by 24.7M people.
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