World Cup TV Ratings

This past Saturday's World Cup match between the US and Ghana attracted the biggest audience ever in the United States for men's soccer.

ESPN announced that the game Saturday afternoon drew 14.9 million viewers in English -- and Nielsen said another 4 million watched in Spanish.

ESPN said that overall ratings are nearly 50 percent higher for these games than the 2006 World Cup. The United States is currently bidding to become the host for the World Cup in either 2018 or 2022.

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