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Evening Standard
Lauren Del Fabbro

Peak TV audience of 9.1 million for England’s World Cup win over Mexico

Fans watch a screening of the Fifa World Cup match between England and Mexico at The Rising Sun beer garden in Ashton, Bristol (PA) - (PA Wire)

England’s 3-2 World Cup win over Mexico in the early hours of Monday morning was seen by a live audience that peaked at 9.1 million, according to figures released by the BBC.

Despite kick-off being delayed from 1am to 2am BST due to the weather, the match pulled in an average audience of 7.8 million across BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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