Women's World Cup Final Highest-Rated Soccer Match In ESPN History

The 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup Finals between the United States and Japan was the most-watched and highest-rated soccer telecast on an ESPN network. The match earned a 7.4 U.S. household rating and was seen by an average of 13.4 million viewers.

The previous ESPN record was the USA-Algeria men’s match from the 2010 World Cup, which earned a 4.0 U.S. household rating and 6.16 million viewers.

Overall, Sunday’s match was the sixth-most viewed soccer telecast ever in the United States.

Most-Viewed Soccer Events in the United States:

Date	Match	Network	U.S. Rating	P2+ (Viewers)
Sat., July 10, 1999	USA vs. China – Final	ABC	11.4	17,975,000
Sun., July 11, 2010	Netherlands vs. Spain – Final	ABC	8.4	15,905,000
Sat., June 26, 2010	USA vs. Ghana – Round of 16	ABC	8.5	15,193,000
Sun., July 17, 1994	Italy vs. Brazil – Final	ABC	9.5	14,510,000
Mon., July 4, 1994	Brazil vs. USA – Round of 16	ABC	9.3	13,694,000
Sun., July 17, 2011	USA vs. Japan – Final	ESPN	7.4	13,458,000
Sun., July 9, 2006	Italy vs. France – Final	ABC	7.0	11,961,000

 

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