United States team against England in Qatar 2022.
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In the United States it has always been said that soccer is not very popular, but now, thanks to information broadcast by the Fox television network, it was learned that the game played last Friday between the United States against England, corresponding to the second day of the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar 2022, it was the most watched men’s soccer match in all of history.
An average of 15.377 million viewers followed the 0-0 draw between the United States and England on Friday, a game played at 2:00 p.m. ET, which improved the previous record, recorded in the 1994 USA World Cup final between Italy and Brazil (14.510 million).
The maximum number of viewers in the United States vs. England It was registered in the final quarter of an hour, with 19.646 million.
With this, we can see that the growth of Major League Soccer, the country’s professional soccer league, the increasingly competitive team in the national team, and the incentive to be one of the host countries of the 2026 World Cup It has contributed to vertically increase the passion for soccer among Americans.
The second match of the group stage of the World Cup 2014 had been seen by an average of 13.774 million viewers. In Russia 2018, the US team did not participate after falling in the qualifying phase.
The RAll-time record number of viewers for a soccer match in the United States dates back to the 2015 Women’s World Cup finalwhen the US team was crowned against Japan, with more than 25 million fans connected.
With information from EFE
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