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10 Most Watched Matches in Football History (Ranked)
Jun 8, 2025
Summary
World Cup finals are among the most-watched football matches in history.
Billions of fans watched iconic moments such as Lionel Messi's crowning and Zinedine Zidane's headbutt.
Viewership of club football matches have yet to hit the billion mark.
Football is the most-watched sport in the world, with an estimated 3.5 billion fans worldwide. Its global reach is astounding but unsurprising given the stories told each time teams and players go to war on the pitch.
Zinedine Zidane once claimed that "football is the only thing that can bring together an entire country, regardless of political or religious differences". He knows all too well how important the sport can be to its audience, as he has featured in four of the most-watched matches in history.
The World Cup in particular manages to capture the imagination of fans around the world; even those not usually enthused by the idea of watching players kick a ball up and down a pitch are drawn in. The following ten matches have garnered interest from all regions of the globe and include finals, derbies and crowning moments.
Most Watched Football Matches In History
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Argentina vs France
2022 FIFA World Cup Final
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