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2026 World Cup final was USA's most-watched soccer match of all-time
Updated July 21, 2026, 7:33 p.m. ET More than 61 million people in the U.S. tuned into the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina on Sunday, July 19, according to numbers released by the television networks that broadcast the match. Fox's... Read more.
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