U.S. Viewership Drops for 2018 World Cup Finale The 2018 World Cup soccer final between France and Croatia was seen by just over 16 million people in the U.S. That number is down from the 2014 World Cup finale, which pulled in 26.5
million viewers. The World Cup in general had to fight for attention in the United States because the U.S. team did not qualify this year. The game, which saw France emerge victorious, was broadcasted Sunday morning on Fox and Telemundo. According to Nielsen, the Fox telecast of the finale reached 11.3 million, with the remainder watching it the Spanish-language station. Meanwhile, a total of 163 million people in Europe and China watched the match.
