England have progressed to the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup, in entrance of the largest British crowd of the event to this point.
Jude Bellingham’s double knocked Norway out of the competitors, with a peak of 16.8 million viewers watching the 2-1 triumph on ITV1.
ITV’s protection attracted a mean of 12.7 million viewers, in line with Barb’s figures supplied by nights.television.
The match, which kicked off at 10pm native time at Miami Stadium, surpassed the earlier peak of 15 million viewers for England’s opening match in opposition to Croatia final month.
Whereas that is a powerful viewers, the viewing figures don’t come near earlier World Cup quarter-finals that includes England.
The 2022 match, wherein England have been crushed by France in Qatar, peaked with 21.3 million viewers. The 2018 quarter-final in Russia was watched by 20 million spectators, when England beat Sweden 2-0.
England’s frenzied 3-2 victory over Mexico within the 2026 World Cup spherical of 16 was seen by 9 million Britons within the early hours of the morning, the biggest TV viewers ever for a stay broadcast within the UK between 2am and 4am.