U.S. Loss to Belgium Has Second-Most World Cup Soccer TV Viewers
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The 2-1 loss to Belgium that knocked the American team out of the World Cup drew the second-most viewers for a men’s soccer telecast in U.S. history.
The broadcast two days ago on Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN averaged 16.5 million viewers, the cable network said in a statement. It trailed only the U.S. team’s 2-2 tie on June 22 with Portugal that averaged 18.2 million viewers on a Sunday. Univision's Spanish-language coverage attracted an added 5.1 million viewers.