Mexico-
England is most watched non-US English-language
World Cup match in US history 1 of 2 |
England’s
Jude Bellingham, right, controls the ball as
Mexico’s
Erik Lira defends during the
World Cup round of 16 soccer match between
Mexico and
England in
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Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) 2 of 2 |
England’s
Jude Bellingham (10) battles for the ball with
Mexico’s
Cesar Montes (3) during the
World Cup round of 16 soccer match between
Mexico and
England in
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Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) 1 of 2 |
England’s
Jude Bellingham, right, controls the ball as
Mexico’s
Erik Lira defends during the
World Cup round of 16 soccer match between
Mexico and
England in
Mexico-city" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="1779" data-entity-type="location">
Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) 1 of 2
England’s
Jude Bellingham, right, controls the ball as
Mexico’s
Erik Lira defends during the
World Cup round of 16 soccer match between
Mexico and
England in
Mexico-city" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="1779" data-entity-type="location">
Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 2 |
England’s
Jude Bellingham (10) battles for the ball with
Mexico’s
Cesar Montes (3) during the
World Cup round of 16 soccer match between
Mexico and
England in
Mexico-city" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="1779" data-entity-type="location">
Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) 2 of 2
England’s
Jude Bellingham (10) battles for the ball with
Mexico’s
Cesar Montes (3) during the
World Cup round of 16 soccer match between
Mexico and
England in
Mexico-city" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="1779" data-entity-type="location">
Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) 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 match between
England and
Mexico in the round of 16 has become the most-watched
World Cup game not involving the U.S. broadcast in English in the country’s history, according to
Fox.The network said Wednesday an average of more than 21.7 million tuned in to watch
England’s 3-2 victory in
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Mexico City on Sunday night. That tops the previous record of the final between
Argentina and
France in 2022, which was seen by 16.7 million.
Fox said the audience peaked at more than 25.7 million from 10:15-10:30 p.m. Eastern time. The U.S.-
Belgium game the following night is the most-watched at 30 million.___See more of AP’s
World Cup coverage here