From Reuters
More than 11 million U.S. viewers tuned in to watch the United States beat Ghana during a World Cup soccer match on Monday, setting a new record for soccer viewership on ESPN, according to Nielsen.
The game was the highest-rated men’s soccer match for the sports cable network, owned by Walt Disney. The Watch ESPN app, meanwhile, garnered its largest-ever audience, with 1.4 million viewers streaming the match.
The game also set a record at Univision [UVN.UL], the Spanish-language broadcast network, attracting 4.8 million people, which made it the most-viewed U.S. World Cup match in the network’s history.
The U.S.-Ghana game was the most viewed program on ESPN since Jan. 6, when college football’s BCS National Championship pulled in 26.6 million viewers.
On Monday, the U.S. beat Ghana by a score of 2-1, snapping an eight-year losing streak against the West African country, which knocked the United States out of the past two World Cup tournaments.
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