{"id":3199,"date":"2026-07-07T20:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T20:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3199"},"modified":"2026-07-07T20:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T20:09:47","slug":"world-cup-sets-another-ratings-record-in-u-s-loss-to-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3199","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Sets Another Ratings Record in U.S. Loss to Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg> <span>Logo text<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>The game was a letdown for fans of the U.S. men\u2019s soccer team, but the TV audience set another record for the sport in this country.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3197\">Rachel Zegler Thriller \u2018NDA\u2019 Lands Distribution From Bleecker Street<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Early Nielsen ratings show 30 million people watched Fox\u2019s telecast of Belgium\u2019s 4-1 victory over the United States Monday night in the World Cup\u2018s round of 16. That figure is likely to go up when final ratings, which will include Nielsen\u2019s big data component and more complete out of home figures, are released later in the week.<\/p>\n<p>The preliminary ratings, however, easily clear the previous all-time high for an English-langauge soccer telecast in the United States. That record of 26.4 million viewers lasted all of five days \u2014 it was set in the previous U.S. match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 1.<\/p>\n<p>The audience peaked at 36.9 million viewers from 9:15-9:30 p.m., partway through the second half. Data for Telemundo and Peacock\u2019s Spanish-language telecast wasn\u2019t immediately available, but it\u2019s likely the combined total will pass 40 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S.-Belgium match was surrounded by controversy as FIFA, soccer\u2019s governing body, waived a red card suspension for U.S. striker Falorin Balogun before the match, allowing him to play. Reports said the U.S. Soccer Federation had threatened legal action against FIFA for what it believed was a misapplied use of video review that led to Balogun\u2019s ejection in the previous game; President Donald Trump also weighed in, saying he called FIFA chief Gianni Infantino about lifting the suspension.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3195\">Karlovy Vary: \u2018Harold &amp; Kumar 4\u2019 Confirmed as Producers Weigh In on Casting Wars and the Gen Z Box Office Recovery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the U.S. loss, all three co-hosts are now out of the competition as it heads into the quarterfinals. Canada and Mexico lost in their round of 16 matches as well. England\u2019s 3-2 victory over Mexico Sunday night also set a new mark for a Spanish-language soccer telecast in the United States with 23.1 million viewers. Like Fox, Telemundo has set multiple viewing records during this World Cup, the first in North America since 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Pending updates for Monday\u2019s match, the five U.S. games averaged better than 21 million viewers on Fox. <\/p>\n<p>With the United States and Mexico both out, the remaining games in the World Cup may not reach record highs, but they should continue to pull in strong ratings. Several games so far not involving either team have drawn better than 10 million viewers. The 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France brought in a combined 26.78 million viewers (16.78 million on Fox, 9 million on Telemundo and Peacock).<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3193\">David Lowery Tackling Adaptation of Horror Novel \u2018The Fisherman\u2019 for Focus (Exclusive)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S.-Belgium round of 16 match at the World Cup set another ratings record for soccer in the United States with 30 million viewers on Fox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1256,345,1132,1133],"class_list":["post-3199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-fox-sports","tag-tv-ratings","tag-world-cup","tag-world-cup-2026"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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