Fans in the United States tuned in en masse for the US national team's World Cup opener. Patrick T. Fallon / Getty Images The Athletic has live coverage of Ivory Coach vs. Ecuador in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The US men’s national team opened its 2026 ...

Pulisic, Balogun & Co.’s heroics at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium made World Cup television history. The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team’s opening match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup delivered 15.986 million viewers across Fox,

U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! The United States men’s national team stole headlines with a 4-1 win over Paraguay in its World Cup opener Friday, but the game’s viewership numbers were perhaps even more impressive.

Considering the Super Bowl is just one day and that the World Cup spans longer than a month, the viewership data favors the latter. In the 2026 tournament, the viewership is predicted to surpass 5 billion people across the world, making that an average of 128.2 million per day across 39 days.

Fans tuning in to watch the Netherlands vs Japan match at the FIFA World Cup 2026 on ITV took to social media to voice their frustrations

ITV is broadcasting the FIFA World Cup 2026, and fans were not happy just minutes into the Netherlands vs Japan match

ITV viewers were less than impressed by the broadcaster's World Cup coverage on Sunday night

Viewers were moved to tears as Tom Cruise appeared alongside David Beckham during the World Cup opening ceremony national anthem