FIFA World Cup Kicks Off Strong With Over 20 Million Viewers for Mexico-South Africa Match
The tournament kicked off with the tournament's most-watched game in history
Raul Jimenez #9 of Mexico celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)The FIFA World Cup is off to a strong ratings start, with over 20 million viewers tuning in for Thursday’s Mexico-South Africa matchup.The game scored 13.4 million viewers across Telemundo, Peacock and Telemundo Deportes’ digital platforms for Spanish-language coverage as well as 7.
19 viewers across Fox, Fox One and Tubi for English-language coverage, according to live-plus-same-day Nielsen figures.Mexico’s victory over South Africa broke records across platforms: the NBCUniversal coverage marking the most-watched FIFA World Cup opening game in history, regardless of language as well as the most-watched men’s game in Spanish-language television history, rising 229% over the kickoff to the 2022 game. More to come …
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