Miami, FL, June 22, 2026 – FIFA World Cup 2026™ continues to deliver the highest results ever and break audience records across Telemundo, Peacock and Telemundo’s digital platforms.
Due to Nielsen’s revised data, Telemundo’s results for the games played Thursday, June 11 through Monday, June 15, 2026 were reinstated. All posted headlines for those games remain the same.
Below are updated total delivery numbers according to Nielsen’s revised data:
June 11 – Mexico vs. South Africa Opening match (10.1 million TAD):
- Most-watched FIFA World Cup™ opening game in history, regardless of language
- Most-watched FIFA World Cup™ Men’s game in Spanish-language television history
- Most-watched FIFA World Cup™ Group Stage game not featuring Team USA, regardless of language
- Most-streamed Mexico match in FIFA World Cup™ history, with an Average Minute Audience (AMA) of 4.4 million viewers and most-streamed Group Stage match in Spanish-language history
- Most-watched Thursday ever for Telemundo, averaging 2.0 million viewers in Total Day, and the network’s highest rated day since the 2022 World Cup™ Men’s Finals
June 12 – USA vs. Paraguay (7.0 million TAD):
- Most-watched USMNT FIFA World Cup™ match ever on Spanish-language television
June 13 – Brazil vs. Morocco (7.9 million TAD):
- Most-watched FIFA World Cup™ Brazil game ever on Spanish-language television
June 14 – Ecuador vs. Ivory Coast (6.8 million TAD):
- Most-watched FIFA World Cup™ Ecuador game ever on Spanish-language television
Detailed updated data below:
| Date | Time (All Times ET) | Match | Viewers(TAD) |
| June 11 | 3:00 pm | Mexico vs South Africa | 10.1 Million |
| June 11 | 9:00 pm | Korea Republic vs Czechia | 4.8 Million |
| June 12 | 3:00 pm | Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.0 Million |
| June 12 | 9:00 pm | USA vs Paraguay | 7.0 Million |
| June 13 | 3:00 pm | Qatar vs Switzerland | 3.9 Million |
| June 13 | 6:00 pm | Brazil vs Morocco | 7.9 Million |
| June 13 | 9:00 pm | Haiti vs Scotland | 4.3 Million |
| June 14 | 12:00 am | Australia vs Turkey | 2.5 Million |
| June 14 | 1:00 pm | Germany vs Curacao | 4.6 Million |
| June 14 | 4:00 pm | Netherlands vs Japan | 6.0 Million |
| June 14 | 7:00 pm | Ivory Coast vs Ecuador | 6.8 Million |
| June 14 | 9:00 pm | Sweden vs Tunisia | 4.3 Million |
| June 15 | 12:00 pm | Spain vs Cape Verde | 3.8 Million |
| June 15 | 3:00 pm | Belgium vs Egypt | 4.0 Million |
| June 15 | 6:00 pm | Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia | 5.5 Million |
| June 15 | 9:00 pm | Iran vs New Zealand | 5.5 Million |
Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel, NNTV (6/11/26-6/14/26) and Npower (6/15/26), L+SD, match window for TAD. Adobe Analytics.
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NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises leads the media industry in the production and distribution of Spanish-language content for U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The company serves U.S. Hispanics through its national broadcast network, the cable network Universo, and digital platforms including the Telemundo app, a suite of FAST channels, and streaming services, such as Peacock, among others. The Telemundo Network offers Spanish-language entertainment, news, and sports content reaching 96% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 30 owned stations and 94 affiliate stations. Telemundo also owns an independent station serving Puerto Rico. Anchored on Telemundo Studios, the network is the #1 producer of scripted Spanish-language content in the U.S., and the only network to produce original content specifically for US Hispanic audiences. Offering over 600 hours of reality TV shows a year, and top-rated live specials such as the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Miss Universe, Telemundo is considered the undisputed Home of Live TV in Hispanic media. The network is also the exclusive Spanish-language home of the world’s two most popular sporting events, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
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