20.68 million tune in for U.S. World Cup match against Australia

More than 20.68 million viewers watched the U.S. women's soccer team play against Australia at Lumen Field in Seattle on June 21. The match, broadcast on Fox, Telemundo, and Peacock, drew an average of 14.781 million on Fox and 5.9 million on the Spanish-language broadcast. The Fox broadcast peaked at 19.169 million viewers between 4:45 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, surpassing previous peaks for similar matches. The U.S. secured its place as group leader and will face Turkey on June 25 in a match starting at 10:00 p.m. ET, which is viewed as a less critical encounter since Turkey has been eliminated.

• 2:52 AMYahoo Sports — 20.68 million watched Friday afternoon's U.S. World Cup win