U.S. Soccer Men’s National Team Victory Scores Record English-Language World Cup Ratings; Mexico vs. South Africa Biggest in Spanish-Language History

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The U.S. men's soccer team's World Cup victory over Paraguay drew nearly 16 million English-language viewers on Fox Sports, the most-watched USMNT World Cup broadcast ever. The tournament is shattering viewership records across both networks: Telemundo simultaneously posted its largest Spanish-language World Cup audience with Mexico's match against South Africa. The dual-language surge suggests the tournament is capturing American soccer fans at an unprecedented scale, with both the English and Spanish broadcasts competing for audience share.