Spain’s victory in the World Cup breaks ratings records and ranks as the most watched soccer broadcast in the history of American television0

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• July 22, 2026

Spain’s victory over Argentina in Sunday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup final broke records in the United States: an average of 38,937,000 viewers watched it on Fox, making it the most-watched soccer broadcast in American television history and the most-watched FIFA World Cup final ever in the U.S., according to Nielsen. Meanwhile, on the Spanish side,