2026 World Cup: 54 million domestic viewers for the host nations’ three opening matches

54 million viewers (average cumulative audience figures) have watched the three opening matches featuring the host nations of the 2026 World Cup in North America, according to figures released by FIFA on 15 June 2026.

• Mexico - South Africa (2-0, Group A) drew an average of 23.4 million viewers across the TelevisaUnivision and Televisión Azteca networks in Mexico, on Thursday 11 June 2026 (kick-off at 13:00 local time). This is the most-watched World Cup match featuring the Mexican national team in the 21^st century, according to FIFA.

• United States - Paraguay (4-1, Group D) drew an average of 27.5 million viewers across the Fox Group’s channels (18.03 million, in English) and Telemundo (9.5 million, in Spanish) in the United States, on Friday 12 June 2026 (18:00 local time), according to data from the audience measurement institute Nielsen.

This represented both the highest audience ever recorded for a US national team match broadcast in English during a World Cup and the highest audience recorded by a World Cup match broadcast in Spanish in the US.

• Canada - Bosnia and…