\n U.S. Men’s National Team on the field during match with Belgium on Monday | Image by U.S. Soccer.com <\/p>\n
The United States\u2019 Round of 16 World Cup match against Belgium became the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history, according to preliminary ratings.<\/p>\n
Fox said 30 million viewers watched Monday night\u2019s match in Seattle, where Belgium defeated<\/a> the U.S. Men\u2019s National Team 4-1 to advance to the quarterfinals and eliminate the final remaining co-host nation from the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n Viewership peaked at more than 36.8 million viewers between 9:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time.<\/p>\n The audience surpassed the previous record set only days earlier, when 26.4 million viewers watched the United States defeat Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32, according to Fox.<\/p>\n That game had already eclipsed the previous record established during the Americans\u2019 group-stage victory over Paraguay, which drew more than 18 million viewers across Fox, FS1, and Tubi.<\/p>\n Fox said television audiences have continued to grow throughout the tournament, fueled in part by the U.S. team\u2019s run to the knockout stage.<\/p>\n According to the network, English-language U.S. television audiences for the 72 group-stage matches increased 92% compared with the 2022 FIFA World Cup, making it the highest average English-language group-stage audience in U.S. history.<\/p>\n Fox also announced another television milestone on Tuesday.<\/p>\n