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Women's World Cup final tops men's 2018 championship game by 20% in early ratings

The Wrap

July 9, 2019 at 1:56AM

Mohamad Ndiaye and Katie Knitt cheered as time ran out in the championship game and the USA clinched the World Cup title. The USA women's soccer team took on the Netherlands in the World Cup Final. (Minneapolis Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Women's World Cup trophy is coming back home to America — again. Team USA made Fox Sports a winner on Sunday as well.

The metered market ratings for Sunday's USA vs. Netherlands World Cup Final game jumped 20% over the men's final in 2018. Of course, the U.S. men weren't anywhere near last year's comparable game.

But still.

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The 2019 Women's World Cup Final was down from the 2015 version, which America also won. As a tournament, this summer's edged the one from four years ago by 1%.

Sunday's 2-0 victory posted a 10.0 rating/27 share, according to the earliest available Nielsen numbers. Last year's men's championship game got an 8.3/21.

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