Millions across the United States are coming down with a case of World Cup fever.This summer’s soccer tournament, which is being played coast-to-coast on home soil, has already drawn record group stage attendances.The USMNT win against Bosnia shattered TV viewing recordsGettyA massive 4,644,549 fans piled into stadiums across the US, Canada and Mexico to watch the first 72 games, surpassing the previous high (3,587,538) by more than one million people.It’s not just in the stands that records are being shattered either.USMNT make TV history at 2026 World CupThe USMNT’s 2-0 victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Round of 32 on Wednesday night was the most-watched soccer telecast in English-language history, with more than 24.4 million viewers tuning into Fox.According to figures released by the network, the peak audience was 31.8 million.The game topped the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final telecast, which drew 22.3 million viewers on English-language TV.While the USMNT’s first knockout win since 2002 set records for soccer, it still falls far behind the most-watched Super Bowl of all time.That came in 2025, when an average of 127.7 million viewers watched the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs across Fox, Fox Deportes, Telemundo, and Tubi.The audience peaked at 137.7 million viewers during the second quarter of that game.While the NFL still rules TV, Wednesday’s unprecedented soccer viewership nearly matched the 24.5 million average for the New York Knicks’ NBA Championship-clinching Game 5 win against the San Antonio Spurs last month.It also came close to the almost 26 million viewers who tuned in for Game 7 of last fall’s World Series, which saw the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays.TV audiences for the US vs Bosnia came close to beating the NBA Finals and the World SeriesGettyWhile record numbers watched the USMNT win their first knockout game in more than two decades, the audience could be eclipsed come Sunday night — by two different teams.More TV records could fall as World Cup heats upMexico will face England in a much-anticipated Round of 16 clash on Sunday night.The game will be played in difficult conditions at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, and Richard Deitsch, host of the Sports Media Podcast, believes it could have a major TV impact back home in the US.Taking to X, Deitsch wrote: “The Mexico-England game is going to be incredible and it’s also an incredible sports media story.“Mexico is the second-biggest draw on Fox (as they’ve said repeatedly) and that the numbers will be insane on Spanish-language television.“England is a massively popular team in the States. That game is Sunday night at 8PM ET — the most-watched night of content.England’s last-16 trip to Mexico could top the USMNT’s record viewershipGetty“The viewership is going to be out of this world for a non-USMNT game.”Deitsch stopped short of predicting just how many millions will tune in, but it’s not unreasonable to suggest a Sunday prime time World Cup game between two well-supported nations could make more TV history.Before the USMNT played in the Round of 32, Fox president of Insights and Analytics Michael Mulvihill had predicted that 30 million could watch the action unfold.The peak audience exceeded expectations, and he has also predicted that a US World Cup final appearance could draw 50 million viewers.Mulvihill of Fox has predicted a USMNT World Cup final could reach 50 million viewersGetty“We should be so lucky to find out,” Mulvihill said.Stay up to date on all things USMNT across our talkSPORT platforms – subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest news, opinion, exclusive interviews and our daily unfiltered, unscripted show ‘The S* Word, from 8am ET.