{"id":3911,"date":"2026-07-10T06:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3911"},"modified":"2026-07-10T06:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:06:13","slug":"u-s-world-cup-loss-to-belgium-averages-33-1-million-viewers-the-most-watched-soccer-telecast-in-u-s-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3911","title":{"rendered":"U.S. World Cup Loss to Belgium Averages 33.1 Million Viewers, the Most-Watched Soccer Telecast in U.S. History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tFox\u2019s coverage of Monday night\u2019s World Cup match between the United States\u2019 Men\u2019s National Soccer Team and Belgium on Monday, July 6, scored record ratings, averaging 33,086,000 viewers \u2014 making it the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3909\">Fidji Simo, OpenAI\u2019s No. 2 Executive, to Step Down to Focus on Recovery From Chronic Illness<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThat\u2019s NFL-level numbers for the Belgium-USMNT faceoff. In fact, this made it the most-watched telecast on any network since Super Bowl LX posted 125.6 million viewers on Feb. 8.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTake the football out of the equation, and the Belgium-USMNT match was the most-watched non-NFL telecast on any network since the World Series Game 7 on Nov. 2, 2016 (40.05 million). <\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe U.S. Men\u2019s National Soccer Team was eliminated from the World Cup as the competition ended up being a rout by Belgium, which won 4-1 during the Round of 16 in front of a full crowd at Seattle Stadium. Viewership for the match peaked between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m. ET, when an average of 41.03 million viewers were watching. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3907\">Showrunner Mara Brock Akil\u2019s Writers\u2019 Colony Announces Cohorts for 2026 Summer and Fall Residencies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tAccording to Fox, top local markets watching the Belgium-USMNT showdown included Kansas City (19.80 rating\/51 share), Boston (14.89 rating\/38 share), Seattle (14.75 rating\/50 shate), St. Louis (14.48 rating\/36 share) and Philadelphia (14.22 rating\/38 share).<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOverall for the Round of 16, Fox Sports reports it has averaged 14.465 million viewers, making it the most-watched FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup Round of 16 in English-language U.S. history. That\u2019s up 216% from the 2022 Round of 16 average on Fox and FS1 (4.581 million).<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe 2026 World Cup has continued to be a ratings juggernaut for both Fox Sports and Telemundo\/Peacock. Thanks to the World Cup, Telemundo reports that it has ranked as the No. 1 Spanish-language network during total day for 25 consecutive days, from June 11 through July 5. On Sunday, July 5, Telemundo averaged the highest total day average audience in Spanish TV history, with 3.6 million viewers (led by the Mexico vs. England and Brazil vs. Norway Round of 16 matches).<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3905\">LISTEN: James Corden Reunites \u2018Late Late Show\u2019 Team for Fox\u2019s \u2018After Hours\u2019 World Cup Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe 39-day competition began June 11 and is set to conclude on July 19.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. World Cup loss to Belgium averaged 33.1 million viewers on Fox this Monday, making the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[3194,1780],"class_list":["post-3911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv","tag-tv-ratings-2","tag-world-cup"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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