US-Belgium at World Cup is most-watched soccer telecast in US history at 30M viewers, Fox says

US-Belgium at World Cup is most-watched soccer telecast in US history at 30M viewers, Fox says 1 of 3 | Belgium fans react after the team scored during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Belgium, at a watch party at the Rockefeller Center fan village, Monday, July 6, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray) 2 of 3 | Fans react to the first goal by the United States at a watch party on the National Mall in Washington for a World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Belgium, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) 3 of 3 | Tommy Floeter, center, and other United States fans with the American Outlaws supporters group react at The Leinster Irish pub in Miami as they watch a live broadcast of a World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Belgium, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) 1 of 3 | Belgium fans react after the team scored during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Belgium, at a watch party at the Rockefeller Center fan village, Monday, July 6, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray) 1 of 3 Belgium fans react after the team scored during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Belgium, at a watch party at the Rockefeller Center fan village, Monday, July 6, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 3 | Fans react to the first goal by the United States at a watch party on the National Mall in Washington for a World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Belgium, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) 2 of 3 Fans react to the first goal by the United States at a watch party on the National Mall in Washington for a World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Belgium, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 3 of 3 | Tommy Floeter, center, and other United States fans with the American Outlaws supporters group react at The Leinster Irish pub in Miami as they watch a live broadcast of a World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Belgium, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) 3 of 3 Tommy Floeter, center, and other United States fans with the American Outlaws supporters group react at The Leinster Irish pub in Miami as they watch a live broadcast of a World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Belgium, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] The U.S. game against Belgium in the round of 16 at the World Cup set another record as the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history, Fox said after preliminary ratings came out Tuesday.Fox said 30 million people watched the game, a 4-1 victory for Belgium on Monday in Seattle to move into the quarterfinals and eliminate the last of the tournament’s three co-hosts. Fox said audience peaked at more than 36.8 million people between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time.That topped the previous mark, the U.S.-Bosnia-Herzegovina game last week that Fox said was watched by 26.4 million. ___See more of AP’s World Cup coverage here