The 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway, and it didn’t take the world-renowned tournament long to smash records in North America. NFL fans are often left dumbfounded by the number of viewers their sport attracts;

Pulisic, Balogun & Co.’s heroics at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium made World Cup television history. The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team’s opening match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup delivered 15.986 million viewers across Fox,

Fans in the United States tuned in en masse for the US national team's World Cup opener. Patrick T. Fallon / Getty Images The Athletic has live coverage of Ivory Coach vs. Ecuador in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The US men’s national team opened its 2026 ...

Whether you watched it at home or a party, the USA's World Cup win over Paraguay delivered some epic scenes and big numbers.

Considering the Super Bowl is just one day and that the World Cup spans longer than a month, the viewership data favors the latter. In the 2026 tournament, the viewership is predicted to surpass 5 billion people across the world, making that an average of 128.2 million per day across 39 days.

Football fans voiced complaints about ITV's picture quality and streaming problems during the Netherlands vs Japan fixture at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Fans tuning in to watch the Netherlands vs Japan match at the FIFA World Cup 2026 on ITV took to social media to voice their frustrations

The German national team's World Cup debut broke a TV record: An average of 23.43 million people watched the 7-1 victory against Curaçao on Das Erste.