The final Copa América group stage encounter between the United States and Uruguay ended in a 1-0 loss, with an average viewership of 3.78 million, as reported by FOX Sports on Tuesday. It was the most watched English-language Copa América transmission in American history, as well as the most watched non-World Cup soccer show on FS1.
In the final fifteen minutes of the game at Kansas City, Missouri’s Arrowhead Stadium, the attendance reached a peak of 4.87 million. With the defeat, the U.S. men’s national team was eliminated from the competition and was unable to advance to the Copa América quarterfinals.
Copa America games averaged 1.10 million viewers on FOX, FS1, and FS2 through Monday night. When the tournament was last held in the United States in 2016, there was a 48% increase.
Soccer has had a great summer for FOX Sports, which is also home to the Euro Championship. With an average viewership of 2.87 million on FOX, Spain’s 4-1 triumph over Georgia on Sunday was the most-viewed Round of 16 English-language telecast in U.S. history. The earlier match on Sunday saw a peak viewership of 3.29 million as England, the tournament favorite, defeated Slovakia in extra time with a thrilling late comeback.