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\n\tThe FIFA World Cup 2026 continues to break records on English-language U.S. TV. Tuesday\u2019s match between Spain and France averaged 11.462 million viewers this Tuesday on Fox, making it the most-watched FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup semifinals telecast in U.S. English-language TV history.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThat record-breaking audience watched watched Spain knock out France and move on to the finals, which takes place this Sunday. The Spain-France match record might not last long: Wednesday\u2019s semifinals face-off between England and Argentina, currently underway in Atlanta, may wind up beating Tuesday\u2019s 11.462 million viewers benchmark.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Spain-France match, which took place in Dallas, Texas, saw Spain beat the favored France team 2-0, including a score by Mikel Oyarzabal from the penalty spot and another goal by\u00a0Pedro Porro. This will be Spain\u2019s first time in the World Cup finals since 2010. The audience peaked at 4:45 p.m. ET, when and average of 15.560 million viewers tuned in.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe previous most-watched FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup semifinals telecast in English-language U.S. history was France-Morocco on 2022, when 6.595 million viewers watched on Fox. The match viewership was also up 76% vs. the FIFA World Cup 2022 semifinals telecast average on Fox (6.531 million viewers).<\/p>\n

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\n\tThis has been a record-breaking World Cup in the U.S. for both Fox and Telemundo. Fox\u2019s coverage of last week\u2019s match between the United States\u2019 Men\u2019s National Soccer Team and Belgium on Monday, July 6 averaged 33,086,000 viewers \u2014 making it the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd for Telemundo, the July 5 match between Mexico and England ranked as the most-watched telecast of all time for Spanish-language TV in the U.S., according to NBCUniversal research. <\/p>\n

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