Most-watched FIFA telecasts of all time
Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.
115
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
All eras
1
2026 World Cup Final - Spain vs Argentina
38,937,000
2
Belgium at United States
33,090,000
3
England at Norway
21,796,000
4
England at Mexico
21,742,000
5
2014 FIFA World Cup United States–Portugal
18,200,000
6
Switzerland at Argentina
18,152,000
7
Paraguay at United States
18,040,000
8
2014 World Cup Final - Argentina vs Germany
17,300,000
9
Argentina at England
16,900,000
10
2022 World Cup Final - Argentina vs France
16,780,000
11
2014 FIFA World Cup Belgium–United States
16,500,000
12
United States at Türkiye
15,860,000
13
Cape Verde at Argentina
15,619,000
14
England at France
13,130,000
15
Spain at France
13,108,000
16
2022 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–United States
12,970,000
17
2018 World Cup Final - Croatia vs France
12,510,000
18
Mexico at Czechia
12,300,000
19
2022 FIFA World Cup Iran–United States
12,010,000
20
Morocco at Brazil
11,200,000
21
Croatia at Portugal
11,107,000
22
2014 FIFA World Cup Ghana–United States
11,100,000
23
2014 FIFA World Cup United States–Germany
10,800,000
24
Morocco at Netherlands
10,579,000
25
Ecuador at Mexico
10,430,000
26
Morocco at France
10,252,000
27
Spain at Portugal
10,048,000
28
Belgium at Spain
9,866,000
29
South Korea at Mexico
9,361,000
30
Morocco at Scotland
9,174,000
31
2022 FIFA World Cup England–France
8,860,000
32
Japan at Netherlands
8,838,000
33
Paraguay at Germany
8,351,000
34
2022 FIFA World Cup United States–Wales
8,310,000
35
Ivory Coast at Germany
7,792,000
36
Egypt at Argentina
7,304,000
37
South Africa at Mexico
7,186,000
38
UEFA Euro 2024 Spain–England
7,170,000
39
2018 FIFA World Cup Germany–Mexico
7,120,000
40
2014 FIFA World Cup Croatia–Mexico
7,100,000
41
2014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–Argentina
6,800,000
42
Croatia at England
6,776,000
43
2018 FIFA World Cup South Korea–Mexico
6,600,000
44
2022 FIFA World Cup France–Morocco
6,590,000
45
Austria at Spain
6,523,000
46
2014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–Mexico
6,500,000
47
2022 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Croatia
6,470,000
48
2014 FIFA World Cup Costa Rica–Greece
6,400,000
49
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia–Croatia
6,320,000
50
2022 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Serbia
6,190,000
51
Cape Verde at Uruguay
6,183,000
52
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Chile
6,100,000
53
Norway at Iraq
5,909,000
54
2018 FIFA World Cup Uruguay–Portugal
5,880,000
55
Egypt at New Zealand
5,880,000
56
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Germany
5,800,000
57
2014 FIFA World Cup Germany–Ghana
5,700,000
58
Sweden at Netherlands
5,595,000
59
2014 FIFA World Cup Colombia–Uruguay
5,400,000
60
2018 FIFA World Cup Germany–Sweden
5,400,000
61
2014 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Belgium
5,200,000
62
2018 FIFA World Cup Spain–Russia
5,120,000
63
Saudi Arabia at Spain
5,051,000
64
2018 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Mexico
5,000,000
65
Congo DR at Portugal
4,944,000
66
2014 FIFA World Cup France–Germany
4,900,000
67
Ecuador at Ivory Coast
4,723,000
68
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Netherlands
4,700,000
69
Bosnia-Herzegovina at Switzerland
4,589,000
70
Iran at Belgium
4,489,000
71
Curaçao at Ecuador
4,429,000
72
2018 FIFA World Cup Mexico–Sweden
4,400,000
73
UEFA Euro 2024 Portugal–France
4,280,000
74
Colombia at Uzbekistan
4,044,000
75
Panama at Ghana
3,863,000
76
2024 Copa América United States–Uruguay
3,780,000
77
2018 FIFA World Cup Belgium–Japan
3,500,000
78
Qatar at Canada
3,351,000
79
2018 FIFA World Cup Belgium–England
3,330,000
80
2024 Copa América United States–Bolivia
3,200,000
81
Czechia at South Korea
3,071,000
82
South Africa at Czechia
2,980,000
83
2018 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Iceland
2,970,000
84
2018 FIFA World Cup Portugal–Spain
2,900,000
85
Paraguay at Türkiye
2,752,000
86
UEFA Euro 2020 Belgium–Portugal
2,650,000
87
2024 Copa América Panama–United States
2,470,000
88
UEFA Euro 2024 Germany–Denmark
2,200,000
89
UEFA Euro 2024 Portugal–Slovenia
2,190,000
90
2024 Copa América Uruguay–Colombia
2,150,000
91
2024 Copa América Uruguay–Brazil
2,140,000
92
UEFA Euro 2020 Italy–Austria
2,080,000
93
2018 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Croatia
2,030,000
94
Japan at Tunisia
2,005,000
95
2024 Copa América Argentina–Canada
1,990,000
96
UEFA Euro 2024 Belgium–Romania
1,880,000
97
2024 Copa América Argentina–Ecuador
1,870,000
98
UEFA Euro 2024 Serbia–England
1,830,000
99
UEFA Euro 2024 Spain–Italy
1,810,000
100
UEFA Euro 2024 Switzerland–Germany
1,810,000
Top 100 of 115 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 20:36 UTC
Rows span 3 Nielsen eras (Before Out-of-Home, Panel + Out-of-Home, Big Data + Panel); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.
Before Out-of-Home (1950–2020)
1
2014 FIFA World Cup United States–Portugal
18,200,000
2
2014 World Cup Final - Argentina vs Germany
17,300,000
3
2014 FIFA World Cup Belgium–United States
16,500,000
4
2018 World Cup Final - Croatia vs France
12,510,000
5
2014 FIFA World Cup Ghana–United States
11,100,000
6
2014 FIFA World Cup United States–Germany
10,800,000
7
2018 FIFA World Cup Germany–Mexico
7,120,000
8
2014 FIFA World Cup Croatia–Mexico
7,100,000
9
2014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–Argentina
6,800,000
10
2018 FIFA World Cup South Korea–Mexico
6,600,000
11
2014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–Mexico
6,500,000
12
2014 FIFA World Cup Costa Rica–Greece
6,400,000
13
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia–Croatia
6,320,000
14
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Chile
6,100,000
15
2018 FIFA World Cup Uruguay–Portugal
5,880,000
16
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Germany
5,800,000
17
2014 FIFA World Cup Germany–Ghana
5,700,000
18
2014 FIFA World Cup Colombia–Uruguay
5,400,000
19
2018 FIFA World Cup Germany–Sweden
5,400,000
20
2014 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Belgium
5,200,000
21
2018 FIFA World Cup Spain–Russia
5,120,000
22
2018 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Mexico
5,000,000
23
2014 FIFA World Cup France–Germany
4,900,000
24
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Netherlands
4,700,000
25
2018 FIFA World Cup Mexico–Sweden
4,400,000
26
2018 FIFA World Cup Belgium–Japan
3,500,000
27
2018 FIFA World Cup Belgium–England
3,330,000
28
2018 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Iceland
2,970,000
29
2018 FIFA World Cup Portugal–Spain
2,900,000
30
2018 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Croatia
2,030,000
31
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia–Saudi Arabia
1,700,000
32
2018 FIFA World Cup Costa Rica–Serbia
1,700,000
32 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 20:36 UTC
Panel + Out-of-Home (2020–2025)
1
2022 World Cup Final - Argentina vs France
16,780,000
2
2022 FIFA World Cup Netherlands–United States
12,970,000
3
2022 FIFA World Cup Iran–United States
12,010,000
4
2022 FIFA World Cup England–France
8,860,000
5
2022 FIFA World Cup United States–Wales
8,310,000
6
UEFA Euro 2024 Spain–England
7,170,000
7
2022 FIFA World Cup France–Morocco
6,590,000
8
2022 FIFA World Cup Argentina–Croatia
6,470,000
9
2022 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Serbia
6,190,000
10
UEFA Euro 2024 Portugal–France
4,280,000
11
2024 Copa América United States–Uruguay
3,780,000
12
2024 Copa América United States–Bolivia
3,200,000
13
UEFA Euro 2020 Belgium–Portugal
2,650,000
14
2024 Copa América Panama–United States
2,470,000
15
UEFA Euro 2024 Germany–Denmark
2,200,000
16
UEFA Euro 2024 Portugal–Slovenia
2,190,000
17
2024 Copa América Uruguay–Colombia
2,150,000
18
2024 Copa América Uruguay–Brazil
2,140,000
19
UEFA Euro 2020 Italy–Austria
2,080,000
20
2024 Copa América Argentina–Canada
1,990,000
21
UEFA Euro 2024 Belgium–Romania
1,880,000
22
2024 Copa América Argentina–Ecuador
1,870,000
23
UEFA Euro 2024 Serbia–England
1,830,000
24
UEFA Euro 2024 Spain–Italy
1,810,000
25
UEFA Euro 2024 Switzerland–Germany
1,810,000
26
2024 Copa América Mexico–Ecuador
1,770,000
27
UEFA Euro 2024 England–Slovenia
1,610,000
28
UEFA Euro 2020 France–Germany
1,500,000
29
UEFA Euro 2024 Italy–Albania
1,430,000
30
UEFA Euro 2020 Belgium–Russia
1,400,000
31
2024 Copa América Venezuela–Canada
1,400,000
32
UEFA Euro 2024 Scotland–Switzerland
1,230,000
33
2024 Copa América Colombia–Panama
1,190,000
34
UEFA Euro 2024 Denmark–England
1,150,000
35
2024 Copa América Chile–Argentina
1,150,000
36
UEFA Euro 2024 Germany–Scotland
1,100,000
37
2024 Copa América Argentina–Canada
1,060,000
38
UEFA Euro 2024 Ukraine–Belgium
1,050,000
38 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 20:36 UTC
Big Data + Panel (2025–current)
1
2026 World Cup Final - Spain vs Argentina
38,937,000
2
Belgium at United States
33,090,000
3
England at Norway
21,796,000
4
England at Mexico
21,742,000
5
Switzerland at Argentina
18,152,000
6
Paraguay at United States
18,040,000
7
Argentina at England
16,900,000
8
United States at Türkiye
15,860,000
9
Cape Verde at Argentina
15,619,000
10
England at France
13,130,000
11
Spain at France
13,108,000
12
Mexico at Czechia
12,300,000
13
Morocco at Brazil
11,200,000
14
Croatia at Portugal
11,107,000
15
Morocco at Netherlands
10,579,000
16
Ecuador at Mexico
10,430,000
17
Morocco at France
10,252,000
18
Spain at Portugal
10,048,000
19
Belgium at Spain
9,866,000
20
South Korea at Mexico
9,361,000
21
Morocco at Scotland
9,174,000
22
Japan at Netherlands
8,838,000
23
Paraguay at Germany
8,351,000
24
Ivory Coast at Germany
7,792,000
25
Egypt at Argentina
7,304,000
26
South Africa at Mexico
7,186,000
27
Croatia at England
6,776,000
28
Austria at Spain
6,523,000
29
Cape Verde at Uruguay
6,183,000
30
Norway at Iraq
5,909,000
31
Egypt at New Zealand
5,880,000
32
Sweden at Netherlands
5,595,000
33
Saudi Arabia at Spain
5,051,000
34
Congo DR at Portugal
4,944,000
35
Ecuador at Ivory Coast
4,723,000
36
Bosnia-Herzegovina at Switzerland
4,589,000
37
Iran at Belgium
4,489,000
38
Curaçao at Ecuador
4,429,000
39
Colombia at Uzbekistan
4,044,000
40
Panama at Ghana
3,863,000
41
Qatar at Canada
3,351,000
42
Czechia at South Korea
3,071,000
43
South Africa at Czechia
2,980,000
44
Paraguay at Türkiye
2,752,000
45
Japan at Tunisia
2,005,000
45 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 20:36 UTC