Sports | Women's World Cup Women's Triumph Was Most-Watched US Soccer Game Ever More people watched World Cup win than World Series By Rob Quinn Posted Jul 7, 2015 4:15 AM CDT Updated Jul 7, 2015 6:33 AM CDT Copied United States' Becky Sauerbrunn kisses the trophy as Lauren Holiday, left, and Kelley O'Hara, right, look on after the US beat Japan 5-2 in the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer championship. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) The 5-2 demolition of Japan that made the US the first country to win the Women's World Cup three times was America's greatest soccer triumph in more ways than one: It was seen by a total of 26.7 million US viewers—25.4 million on Fox and 1.27 on Telemundo—making it the most-watched soccer game, men's or women's, in US history, ESPN reports. The audience topped that of the deciding game of this year's NBA finals and of Game 7 in last year's World Series, reports the New York Times, which notes that viewers didn't tune out early despite the US taking a 4-0 lead within 16 minutes. (On Twitter, some of the gloating got ugly.) Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Report an error