Telemundo and Peacock Deliver Most-Watched Soccer Match in Spanish-Language History in Total Audience With FIFA World Cup 2026 Mexico vs. South Korea Match
Mexico vs. South Korea sets a new Spanish-language soccer audience record with 14 million viewers across Telemundo and Peacock.
June 24, 2026
Telemundo and Peacock made history once again with their coverage of the FIFA World Cup™ 2026 Mexico vs. South Korea match on June 18 delivering a record-setting 14 million viewers (Total Audience Delivery), making it the most watched soccer match ever in Spanish-language history. The match surpassed Telemundo’s previous record set on June 11, 2026 by the Mexico vs. South Africa (10.1 million TAD) inaugural match in Mexico City, which ranked as the most-watched FIFA World Cup™ opening game in history, regardless of language.
On linear, the Mexico vs. South Korea full program (8:29PM – 11:08PM) is the highest rated telecast in Telemundo network history, delivering 7.2 million total viewers, reaching a peak quarter-hour of 8.6 million viewers.
Mexico vs. South Korea is also the most streamed match in Spanish-language history with an Average Minute Audience (AMA) of 6.1 million viewers.
Other matches on June 18th also delivered strong results, including:
Canada vs. Qatar:
Delivering a 4.8 million TAD, the match delivered +21% higher than Canada’s FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Game on June 12 (4.0M TAD).
Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina:
With a 3.5 million total audience delivery, the match performed +43% over Switzerland’s second Group Stage match in the FIFA World Cup in 2022.
Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, match window for TAD; Adobe Analytics; 6/18/26.
