The United States’ 5-2 victory over Japan in the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday was seen by 25.4 million viewers on Fox — a record for any soccer game, men’s or women’s, shown on English-language television in this country.

With nearly 1.3 million viewers watching on Telemundo, the Spanish-language station, the total of 26.7 million also exceeds the record 26.5 million combined viewers that saw Germany beat Argentina in last year’s men’s World Cup final on ABC and Spanish-language Univision.

In effect, the United States women are now champions on two fronts, a testament to their enduring talent and to their appeal to an American public that increasingly seems tuned in to soccer.

Ed Desser, a sports television consultant and former N.B.A. executive, described several factors leading to a “perfect storm” of viewership on Sunday night: a time of year with light sports competition, a strong American team to root for, a rematch of the 2011 Women’s World Cup finalists, and weeks of buildup for the American team on both Fox and Fox Sports 1.