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Washington - An estimated 14.5 million US television viewers watched the United States and England battle to a 1-1 draw on Saturday, Nielsen said on Monday.
The US-England audience was the largest for a US men's football match since the US played Brazil in the Round of 16 at the 1994 World Cup, which drew some 15.8 million viewers, Nielsen said.
Viewership for the US-England clash did set a record for a first round match, surpassing the US-Romania audience of 12.1 million in 1994.
Nielsen said 65% of the viewers aged 18 and older were men.
The US-England match was televised on broadcast television network ABC and on the Spanish-language channel Univision.
February's Super Bowl between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts drew a record 106.5 million viewers in the United States, according to Nielsen.
The US-England audience was the largest for a US men's football match since the US played Brazil in the Round of 16 at the 1994 World Cup, which drew some 15.8 million viewers, Nielsen said.
Viewership for the US-England clash did set a record for a first round match, surpassing the US-Romania audience of 12.1 million in 1994.
Nielsen said 65% of the viewers aged 18 and older were men.
The US-England match was televised on broadcast television network ABC and on the Spanish-language channel Univision.
February's Super Bowl between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts drew a record 106.5 million viewers in the United States, according to Nielsen.
