USMNTs World Cup Round of 32 win drew historic TV…
The U.S. males’s national staff’s win over Bosnia-Herzegovina was a internet optimistic — on the sector and on tv.
USMNT’s 2-0 victory Wednesday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., drew historic rankings, with preliminary numbers displaying the sport averaged 24.429 million viewers, Fox Sports PR announced Thursday.
At its peak, the World Cup’s Round of 32 matchup had almost 32 million viewers tuning in.
All told, the matchup was the most-watched English-language soccer telecast in United States historical past.
Folarin Balogun and Sergino Dest of the U.S. rejoice a objective while Kerim Alajbegovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina appears dejected. REUTERS
The U.S. has proved to be a rankings boon, beginning with the staff’s World Cup opener against Paraguay.
That 4-1 win drew 15,986,000 viewers, changing into, at the time, the most-watched USMNT telecast ever and the top-viewed FIFA Men’s World Cup Group Stage telecast in English-language U.S. historical past — at the time.
Overcoming a pair of overturned targets and a controversial purple card against star Folarin Balogun on Wednesday, the USMNT superior to set up a World Cup Round of 16 matchup against (*32*).
Malik Tillman celebrates scoring his staff’s second objective during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match between USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina FIFA via Getty Images
Before being issued the purple card for stepping on Tarik Muharemovic’s ankle, Balogun kicked off the scoring for the USMNT in the forty fifth minute, sending the membership into halftime on a high notice.
U.S. midfielder Malik Tillman later added a curling free kick in the 82nd minute to propel the USMNT to the 2-0 win.
As the USMNT prepares for (*32*), it’ll do so without Balogun, whose purple card leaves him ineligible for the Round of 16.
But Monday’s historic tilt is probably going to problem, if not surpass, viewership from the World Cup Round of 32 victory.
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