As if we needed another reason to declare Sunday’s FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and France the best soccer game of all time. The Argentina victory, at long last for star Lionel Messi, was the most-watched World Cup Final in U.S. and English-language TV history, according to Nielsen data.
The Argentinian team, Messi, and Fox are probably still kissing trophies as we speak.
Argentina-France scored 16.783 million total viewers on Fox and Fox streaming services.
The previous high came from 1994, when Brazil vs. Italy drew an average of 14.510 million viewers on ABC. After a 0-0 draw, that one also went to penalty kicks; Brazil triumphed 3-2. Beyond the nail-biting excitement, the ’94 final drew extra American eyeballs due to location: Brazil’s big win took place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Argentina-France game also surpassed a prior record set earlier in this World Cup, when 15.491 million...
The Argentinian team, Messi, and Fox are probably still kissing trophies as we speak.
Argentina-France scored 16.783 million total viewers on Fox and Fox streaming services.
The previous high came from 1994, when Brazil vs. Italy drew an average of 14.510 million viewers on ABC. After a 0-0 draw, that one also went to penalty kicks; Brazil triumphed 3-2. Beyond the nail-biting excitement, the ’94 final drew extra American eyeballs due to location: Brazil’s big win took place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Argentina-France game also surpassed a prior record set earlier in this World Cup, when 15.491 million...
- 12/20/2022
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
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