The Women's World Cup final between the U.S. and Japan drew a record U.S. audience for a soccer game carried by a single network, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings released by Fox.
An estimated 15.2 percent of U.S. TV households tuned in to the network's coverage, surpassing the record 13.3 percent set during the 1999 Women's World Cup final between the U.S. and China on ABC, Fox said Monday in a statement.
The U.S. beat Japan 5-2 on Sunday, led by three goals from midfielder Carli Lloyd. It was the third time the U.S. women's team has won the tournament, and the first time since 1999. Sunday's game in Vancouver, British Columbia, was a rematch of the 2011 final held in Frankfurt, and the rating was 77 percent better than the 8.6 ESPN drew for the previous meeting, which Japan won on penalty kicks.
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