The USA v England match on Saturday was the highest viewed World Cup group stage match ever.

The Group C contest, shown on ABC, was also the fifth-most viewed match in World Cup history, clocking up just under 13,000,000 viewers according to metered markets.

Top 5 Most-Viewed FIFA World Cup Telecasts (1994-present)

U.S.-China, Women's WC Final (ABC, 7/10/99) - 18.0 million viewers (11.4 rating) Brazil-Italy, WC Final (ABC, 7/17/94) - 14.5 (9.5 rating) Brazil-U.S., Rd of 16 (ABC, 7/4/94) - 13.7 (9.3 rating) Italy-France, WC Final (ABC, 7/9/06) - 12.0 (7.0 rating) U.S.-England, First Rd (ABC, 6/12/10) - 10.8 (6.1 rating)