It has always been said in the United States that football is not very popular, but now, thanks to information broadcast by Fox, it became known that last Friday there was a game between the USA and England, corresponds to the second day of the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar 2022, it was the most watched men’s football game ever.
An average of 15.377 million viewers followed the 0-0 draw between the US and England on Friday, which took place at 2pm ET. which improved the previous record set in the 1994 US World Cup final between Italy and Brazil (14.510 million).
The maximum number of viewers in the US vs. England It was registered in the last quarter of an hour with 19.646 million.
At the same time, we see the growth of the Major League Soccer, the country’s professional soccer league, an increasingly competitive team in the national team, and the incentive to be one of the host countries of the 2026 World Cup This contributed to the vertical growth of passion for football among Americans.
Second match of the group stage The 2014 FIFA World Cup was watched by an average of 13.774 million viewers. In Russia In 2018, the US team did not participate after falling in the qualifying stage.
RThe record number of spectators for a football game in the United States dates back to the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup final.when Team USA was crowned against Japan, with over 25 million fans.
According to EFE
Source: La Opinion
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