FIFA 2022: The USMNT's 2022 World Cup debut against Wales was seen by around 12 million spectators.

The United States Men's National Team played a World Cup game for the first time in eight years

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They made their debut at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup against Wales

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And approximately 11.7 million Americans watched the game on TV or online.

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In the United States, FOX has the English broadcasting rights, while NBC-Telemundo has the Spanish broadcasting rights.

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And both have released their viewership ratings for the United States Men's National Team's first World Cup game in Qatar.

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FOX reported that their broadcast averaged 8.3 million viewers during the game.

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While Telemundo reported 3.4 million viewers when their linear, digital, and streaming audiences were combined.

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This was FOX's most-watched Group Stage match ever, with 563,000 minute audience viewers on average.

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The game's viewership peaked in the final minutes, with 9.34 million people watching at the same time.

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