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5 Big Sporting Events That Couldn't Top The Ratings Of The Women's World Cup Final

(CBS) - The United States' win over Japan in the Women's World Cup final was the most viewed soccer game in the history of American television.

The 5-2 victory Sunday gave the Americans a record third title.

The game was seen by 26.7 million viewers. Fox said Monday its English-language coverage was seen by an average of 25.4 million and NBC's Telemundo said its telecast averaged 1.27 million. That's a big number for any sporting event. Here's a list of recent big games that couldn't hit that number:

Game 6 Of The NBA Finals

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The Golden State Warriors celebrates with the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy after winning Game Six of the 2015 NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on June 16, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

A lot more people where watching Sunday than tuned in when the Warriors clinched their first NBA title in 40 years. According to Yahoo, Game 6 had 23.3 million glued to the TV. And that number was hailed as the highest mark since Michael Jordan was still putting on rings.

NHL Finals Game 6

Chicago Blackhawks v Anaheim Ducks - Game Seven
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The Blackhawks drew big, big crowds to televisions in the Chicagoland area. But at a 8.16 national viewers, per SB Nation, the Stanley Cup chase couldn't compete with Canada's latest sports export.

The Masters

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Jordan Spieth (Photo Credit: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

The PGA says a whopping 14 million watched Jordan Spieth crush the field at Augusta. A huge year, but not even on the green compared to the 26 million plus watching Sunday's game.

World Series Game 7

World Series - San Francisco Giants v Kansas City Royals - Game Seven
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For those of us in the Bay Area, it's hard to imagine anything matching the excitment of a do-or-die World Series game vicory. But nationally, Carli Lloyd and company outdrew the third Giants crown with 23.5 million watching that one, per Forbes.

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Men's World Cup Final

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Germany Fans Watch FIFA World Cup Final (credit: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Some 26.5 million watched when Germany beat Argentina in last year's men's World Cup final. At the time it was a new record for soccer viewership in the U.S.

 

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