Argentina’s World Cup Victory Over England Scores 15.1 Million Viewers on Fox, Largest Semifinals Telecast in English-Language U.S. History

By Michael Schneider

Michael Schneider

Variety Editor at Large

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Just a day after Fox Sports’ coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinals broke records, they did it again. Wednesday’s nailbiter between Argentina and England averaged 15.063 million viewers on Fox, making it the most-watched FIFA Men’s World Cup semifinals match in English-language history.

That beat Tuesday’s faceoff between Spain and France, which averaged 11.462 million viewers and held the previous record — for a day.

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