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WED · 2026-07-08 · 23:23 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0709-91408
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Mexico-England is most watched non-US English-language World Cup match in US history

The World Cup match between England and Mexico on Sunday, July 5, 2026, became the most-watched English-language broadcast of a non-U.S. World Cup game in U.S.

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAssociated Press (AP)Filed 2026-07-08 · 23:23 GMTLean · CenterRead · 2 min
Mexico-England is most watched non-US English-language World Cup match in US history
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The World Cup match between England and Mexico on Sunday, July 5, 2026, became the most-watched English-language broadcast of a non-U.S. World Cup game in U.S. history. According to Fox, an average of over 21.7 million viewers tuned in to watch England's 3-2 victory. This viewership surpasses the previous record set by the 2022 Argentina-France final, which drew 16.7 million viewers. The audience for the England-Mexico game peaked at over 25.7 million viewers. For comparison, the U.S.-Belgium game the following night attracted 30 million viewers, making it the most-watched game overall.

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The 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France was previously the record holder with 16.7 million viewers.

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The audience for the Mexico-England match peaked at over 25.7 million viewers.

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An average of over 21.7 million viewers tuned in to watch the England vs. Mexico match.

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The Mexico-England World Cup match is the most-watched non-US English-language World Cup game in US history.

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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 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) 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) 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 Mexico-city" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="1779" data-entity-type="location">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
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