US-Belgium World Cup Game Attracts 42M Viewers

The match, which marked the US team's exit from the tournament, actually outperformed the NFL's divisional round in January 2026, which averaged 39.2 million viewers.

The strong viewership demonstrates soccer's growing popularity in the United States, with analysts noting that if the US team had continued advancing, the final match could have approached 100 million viewers. forumteam.blog