USA-Belgium becomes most-watched soccer telecast in US history with staggering viewership numbers

The USA-Belgium crippled made history.

The USA’s 4-1 nonaccomplishment to Belgium successful the Round of 16 connected Monday nighttime successful Seattle acceptable a viewership record, drafting 30 cardinal viewers and becoming the most-watched shot telecast successful U.S. history.

The highest assemblage was 36.895 million, from 9:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET.

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Belgium's Romelu Lukaku (9) kicks the shot past the United States' Chris Richards (3) to people his team's 4th extremity during the World Cup circular of 16 shot lucifer betwixt the United States and Belgium successful Seattle, Washington. Monday, July 6, 2026. (Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo)

The USMNT unluckily did not present for the monolithic audience, arsenic their tally came to a adjacent successful disheartening fashion. Despite Folarin Balogun’s suspension being overturned, the USMNT could not muster capable offense.

Belgium took vantage of the USMNT antiaircraft mistakes, arsenic Charles De Ketelaere opened the scoring conscionable 9 minutes into the lucifer aft a antiaircraft breakdown gave Belgium an aboriginal lead.

Malik Tillman, who scored connected a escaped footwear against Bosnia and Herzegovina successful the Round of 32, worked his magic again connected different escaped footwear to necktie the people astatine 1-1 successful the 31st minute. Tillman’s changeable deflected disconnected a defender and recovered its mode into the backmost of the net, sending the vociferous Seattle assemblage into a frenzy.

The raucous cheers were short-lived, however, arsenic De Ketelaere scored his 2nd extremity soon aft successful the 33rd infinitesimal to enactment Belgium backmost connected top, 2-1.

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Belgium's Charles De Ketelaere (17) celebrates aft scoring his side's opening extremity during the World Cup circular of 16 shot lucifer betwixt the United States and Belgium successful Seattle, Washington. Monday, July 6, 2026. (Maddy Grassy/AP Photo)

The USMNT came retired aft halftime applying unit to Belgium, but goalie Matt Freese made a captious mistake that dashed immoderate hopes of a comeback. In the 57th minute, Freese came retired of his nett to situation De Ketelaere connected a done ball.

While Freese arrived first, helium could not wide the shot arsenic his ft got caught successful the turf. Hans Vanaken seized the accidental and booted the shot past Freese and a sprawling Tim Ream to springiness Belgium a 3-1 lead.

The USMNT had a mates of opportunities to adhd different tally and chopped the shortage to one, but could not get connected the committee arsenic they were stifled by Belgium’s defense.

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The United States' Folarin Balogun (20) walks disconnected the transportation aft losing to Belgium during their World Cup circular of 16 shot lucifer successful Seattle, Washington. Monday, July 6, 2026. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo)

Belgium substituted successful superstar striker, Romelu Lukaku, and helium enactment the exclamation constituent connected the triumph with a extremity successful stoppage time.

Despite the loss, the USMNT’s captured America’s bosom and attraction implicit the past fewer weeks, with the country’s enactment reflected successful the historical ratings.

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