Spain's World Cup Win Sets New U.S. Soccer TV Ratings Record
Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, and the match drew a record U.S. audience for soccer on English-language TV (about 38.9 million on Fox) with a Telemundo/Peacock Spanish-language audience of 23.9 million, for a combined 62.8 million viewers. The final’s record performance helped propel World Cup ratings to the highest on English-language U.S. TV and contributed to an overall World Cup average of 7.74 million viewers across Fox/FS1/Tubi—up 116% from 2022 and 179% from 2018—signaling a major windfall for Fox and Telemundo/Peacock.
