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U.S. Men's Team Sets Viewership Records | Des Moines News
The U.S. Men’s National Team may be out of the World Cup, but their final match against Belgium shattered U.S. soccer viewership records with 30 million viewers—tying the biggest audience ever for a soccer game broadcast in America. That game surpassed the previous record set just days earlier by the U.S. vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina match, which drew 26.4 million, and even outpaced the earlier U.S. vs. Paraguay game. Even without the U.S. team, Portugal vs. Croatia drew over 11 million viewers, setting a new record for English-language World Cup broadcasts without the Americans. With the…
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