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Largest television audience for a football (soccer) FIFA World Cup finals

Largest television audience for a football (soccer) FIFA World Cup finals
Who
USA 1994
What
32115652000 people
Where
Not Applicable (Various,)
When
17 July 1994
The largest television audience for a World Cup finals was during the 1994 World Cup finals hosted by the USA. A record 32,115,652,000 viewers in 188 broadcast countries watched a total of 16,392 hours 37 minutes of transmission during the tournament held from 17 June 1994 to 17 July 1994. This represents roughly 6 times the world population at the time!