World Cup Final Notches Record 17.3M Viewers

Overall, the 2014 FIFA World Cup was the third-most-viewed soccer game of any kind in the US, behind the 1999 Women’s World Cup Final between the US and China and Team USA’s group stage match in the 2014 tournament against Portugal.

An additional 9.2 million watched on Univision -- up 5% from 2010 -- for a combined total of 26.5 million, which was also a 9% increase from 2010. With an average of 4.56 million viewers on ESPN and ABC, the 2014 World Cup now stands as the most-watched in US television history and an increase of 39% over 2010.