Argentina vs. Mexico draws huge Spanish-language audience of nearly 9 million in U.S.

In the U.S., Argentina's 2-0 win over Mexico was the most watched Spanish-language World Cup game ever.

The game began at 2pm. The previous record for the group stage was set in Brazil's 2-0 win over Serbia. The start time is on November 24. The Netherlands' win over Mexico in a round of 16 game in the World Cup in June of last year was seen by 9.2 million people in the U.S. Spanish-language.

The Argentina-Mexico match set a record with 2.08 million viewers, beating the 1.35 million for Mexico's draw against Poland on Tuesday, according to the networks.

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Fox has television rights in the U.S.

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