What are the most-viewed soccer games in U.S. television and streaming history? Thanks to the Philadelphia Inquirer we have those answers and they likely won’t surprise you.
The FIFA Men’s and Women’s World Cups dominate the list and represent the top 30 most-viewed games. There are five games with total viewership over 20 million and 32 with total viewership over 10 million.
The ten most-viewed soccer games are below, but for expanded insights, we encourage you to visit the more comprehensive list maintained by The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jonathan Tannenwald.
| Event | Games | Network(s) | TV | Streaming | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 FIFA World Cup | Argentina / Germany | ABC, Univision | 26,558,000 | 756,274 | 27,314,274 |
| 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | USA / Japan | FOX, Telemundo | 26,670,000 | 251,328 | 26,921,328 |
| 2014 FIFA Men's World Cup | USA / Portugal | ESPN, Univision | 24,764,000 | 738,000 | 25,502,000 |
| 2010 FIFA Men's World Cup | Netherlands / Spain | ABC, Univision | 24,700,000 | 0 | 24,700,000 |
| 2014 FIFA Men's World Cup | USA / Belgium | ESPN, Univision | 22,021,000 | 1,669,693 | 23,690,693 |
| 2010 FIFA Men's world Cup | USA / Ghana | ABC, Univision | 19,400,000 | 0 | 19,400,000 |
| 1994 FIFA Men's World Cup | Brazil / Italy | ABC, Univision | 18,100,000 | 0 | 18,100,000 |
| 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup | USA / China | ABC | 17,975,000 | 0 | 17,975,000 |
| 2014 FIFA Men's World Cup | Mexico / Netherlands | ESPN, Univision | 16,962,000 | 751,775 | 17,713,775 |
| 2018 FIFA Men's World Cup | France / Crotia | FOX, Telemundo | 16,592,000 | 682,000 | 17,274,000 |