Argentina vs. England Delivered 11.4Million Total Audience Delivery, while Spain vs. France Delivered 9.8 Million
Through the Semifinals, FIFA World Cup 2026™ Averages a Total Audience Delivery of 6.0 Million Viewers in Spanish, Up +147% vs. 2022 Tournament through the Semifinals
Miami, FL, July 17, 2026 – Telemundo and Peacock once again set new audience benchmarks for Spanish-language media delivering the most-watched FIFA World Cup 2026™ Semifinals ever with a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 10.6 million across the two matches, up +136% compared to the Semifinals in 2022 (4.5 million).
For the Semifinals, the linear match window average grew +69% (4.9 million vs. 2.9 million) and the digital average minute audience (AMA) was up +256% (5.7 million vs. 1.6 million) vs. the 2022 Semifinals.
The Argentina vs. England Semifinal showdown on July 15th delivered 11.4 million TAD, becoming the most-watched FIFA World Cup™ Semifinal ever in Spanish-language media history by Total Audience. The match performed +139% over Argentina’s last Semifinal match in the 2022 tournament and delivered a 6.2 million AMA across streaming platforms.
Meanwhile, Tuesday’s Spain vs. France Semifinal delivered a 9.8 million TAD, a +154% increase over Spain’s last FIFA World Cup™ Semifinal appearance in 2010, and a 5.2 million Average Minute Audience (AMA) across streaming platforms.
Semifinal Match Results, Total Audience Delivery:
| DATE | MATCH | TAD VIEWERS |
| July 14 | France vs. Spain | 9.8 million |
| July 15 | Argentina vs. England | 11.4 million |
Tournament to Date Highlights:
- Through the Semifinals and the tournament’s 102 matches, coverage across Telemundo, Universo, Peacock, and Telemundo streaming platforms is averaging a Total Audience Delivery of 6.0 million viewers, +147% vs. the 2022 tournament through the Semifinals (2.4 million).
- Both linear and streaming viewership show impressive growth compared to the 2022 tournament through the Semifinals, with the linear match window average up +83% (3.1 million vs. 1.7 million) and the digital average minute audience (AMA) up +301% (2.9 million vs. 718K).
- With 73.0 billion total minutes consumed across Telemundo, Universo, Peacock, and Telemundo streaming platforms to date, FIFA World Cup 2026™ has surpassed the combined 43.2 billion total minutes consumed for the entire 2018 and 2022 Men’s World Cup tournaments in Spanish by +69%.
Source: Nielsen Big Data+ Panel, L+SD, match window for TAD; Adobe Analytics; 6/11/26-7/15/26.
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About NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises:
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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