The World Cup is the most-watched sporting event internationally. Here’s how it stacks up to US events

- Viewers (averaged on Fox): 15.6 million

There were 15.6 million people who tuned in to see the U.S. women's team beat the Netherlands to become the champions of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. The sizeable audience proved that U.S. sports fans are hungry to watch a talented team don the red, white, and blue and win matches on the pitch—or at least participate.

Fortunately for those soccer fans, the U.S . . .