Thrilling Match is Most-Watched English Language Soccer Telecast in U.S. Since Euro 2016 Final

DIGITAL HIGHLIGHTS: FOX Sports Snap Publisher Stories Two-Day Total Hits 20 Million Views; @FOXSoccer on Twitter Sets Daily Record: 4 Million Views

MOSCOW & NEW YORK – The dramatic FIFA World Cup™ Group Stage battle between neighbors Spain and Portugal, powered by superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat trick, delivered more than 3.2 million viewers across FOX Sports platforms on Friday.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the linear telecast on the FOX broadcast network delivered 2,924,000 viewers, peaking at 3,660,000 viewers from 3:30 to 3:45 PM ET. The average viewership number was up 13% from the 2014 Group Stage average, excluding U.S. matches, and up 57% from the 2010 average with the same exclusion.

The thrilling match, simulcast live in New York’s Times Square, is the most-watched English language soccer telecast in the United States since the Euro 2016 final between Portugal and France.

Through Match Day 2, the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ Russia is averaging 1,754,000 viewers across FOX and FS1, up 3% from the complete Group Stage average of the last four World Cups, excluding U.S. matches (1,704,000).

Portugal-Spain is the most-streamed match of the tournament to date, and a top-10 all-time performer across FOX Sports streaming platforms. The match scored an average-minute audience of 287,000, with 819,000 live unique streamers. Including VOD, the match reached 819,000 total unique viewers.

Uruguay-Egypt delivered 903,000 viewers across FOX TV and streaming sources with an early morning Eastern time zone start, followed by Iran-Morocco, which scored 1,695,000 average viewers.

FOX Sports’ diverse approach to the first truly digital FIFA World Cup™ delivered a strong return across multiple platforms and projects on Day 2 from Russia.

Social platforms drove nearly 20 million total video views and an additional 20 million Snap Publisher Story views across Days 1 and 2, setting a daily record on Twitter (@FOXSoccer) on Day 2.

4.2 million unique visitors accessed FOX Sports digital platforms (inclusive of FOXSports.com, FOX Sports GO, FOX Sports Mobile and FOX Now) on the second day of the FIFA World Cup™, up 77% compared to opening day.

On FOX Sports social media platforms: FIFA World Cup™ content garnered 12.3 million views on: Facebook, Twitter, Snap, Instagram and YouTube (this includes preliminary YouTube views which are estimated at 4 million and expected to grow) @FOXSoccer on Twitter set a daily record of 4 million views, more than doubling its previous best day (1.8 million; 2016 COPA Centenario tournament) Snap delivered another 886K unique users to their Publisher Stories, garnering 9.3 million total views on Day 2



Sources: Adobe Analytics for Live streaming and FOX Sports O&O digital audience metrics; Parse.ly for Highlights Machine; Social Media: Twitter Insights, YouTube Analytics, Nielsen Social, Snap Data Analytics; App download data: Itunes Connect, Google Play, Windows, Amazon, Roku