Qatar 2022: a record 20 million viewers in the United States for England - USA on Fox & Telemundo

England - USA (0-0), in Group B of the 2022 World Cup, drew an average of 20 million viewers on the pay-TV channels of Fox Sports (English-language) and Telemundo (Spanish-language, owned by American media group NBCUniversal) in the United States on Friday, 25/11/2022 (kick-off at 14:00 ET, 11:00 PT), according to data from the US institute Nielsen.

The match is the most-watched English-language men's football game in US television history, and the best audience in the United States since the competition began. The match drew an average of 15.4 million viewers on the Fox channels. The game was watched by an average of 4.6 million viewers on the Spanish-language channel Telemundo and its streaming services (Telemundo Deportes website and app and the Peacock OTT platform). This is the second best ever Spanish-language audience in the United States for a USA match in the group stage of a World Cup.

The USA's first match in the tournament versus Wales (1-1) drew an average of 11.7 million viewers on Fox (8.3 million) and Telemundo (3.4 million) on Monday 21/11/2022 (kick-off at 14:00 ET…