FOX Sports 1 Scores Most-Watched Soccer Match Ever
When it was over, it was a thrilling Dos A Cero score for the U.S. Men’s National Team in its friendly against Mexico in front of a sold-out crowd at the Alamodome on Wednesday night (4/15). The match, televised on FOX Sports 1, scored 806,000 viewers, making it the most-watched soccer match in the network’s history, more than tripling its U.S. Men’s National Team viewership this year. In the Adult 18-49 demographic, the game delivered 511,000 viewers and ranks as FOX Sports 1’s second most-watched soccer match in that category, trailing only the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match on February 24 featuring Manchester City and Barcelona (596,000).
FOX Sports’ soccer coverage continues this weekend with the FA Cup semifinals. Reading takes on Arsenal on FOX broadcast network Saturday, April 18 (12:00 PM ET), while Liverpool and Aston Villa face off Sunday, April 19 (9:30 AM ET) on FOX Sports 1. MLS Soccer Sunday features New York City FC and the Portland Timbers clashing at Yankee Stadium on FOX Sports 1 (7:00 PM ET). UEFA Champions League quarterfinal coverage resumes on Tuesday, April 21 with Barcelona-Paris St. Germain (2:00 PM ET) and Real Madrid-Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, April 22 ( 2:00 PM ET).
