USA's dramatic draw with Portugal in the World Cup was watched by a record 25milion people in the United States - higher ratings than for this year's NBA Finals. 18.2m of those watched it on ESPN, which was a dramatic increase on the 11.1m who watched Jurgen Klinsmann's side beat Ghana 2-1 in their opening game. A further 6.5m people also watched the match on Spanish language channel Univision, meaning that a total of around 25million people tuned in the for game. Meanwhile, the 2014 NBA finals featuring LeBron James' Miami Heat side averaged an audience of just 15.5m in the States.
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24.7 million people in the USA watched game against Portugal on Sunday
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USA were denied by an injury-time header from Silvestre Varela in a 2-2 draw
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Game was played in prime time slot at 6pm on the east coast
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More than 24 million US viewers tuned in to 2010 World Cup final
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NBA Finals averaged 15.5million viewers and 2013 World Series 14.9million
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More than 11 million people watched USA's 2-1 win over Ghana
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