The U.S. men’s national soccer team made history on Wednesday. Their match against Bosnia and Herzegovina attracted unprecedented viewers. Nielsen’s preliminary data revealed an average of 24.43 million viewers on Fox. Viewership peaked at 31.88 million towards the end of the game.

This set a new record for an English-language soccer broadcast in the U.S. Previously, the 2015 Women’s World Cup final between the U.S. and Japan held the record with 22.32 million viewers according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Telemundo’s Spanish coverage of the game added another 9.1 million viewers. Combined, this match had a total viewership of 33.53 million, a new benchmark for soccer broadcasts in the United States.

The World Cup has been breaking ratings records consistently. U.S. matches have consistently drawn large audiences. This particular clash was crucial for the U.S. team. They sought their first knockout stage win since 2002, following a loss to Turkey in the group stage. Meanwhile, Bosnia and Herzegovina aimed to upset the U.S. after advancing from Group B as a third-place team.

The U.S. secured a 2-0 victory, but the match had consequences. Star striker Folarin Balogun received a controversial red card. This card reduced the U.S. team to ten men for the last part of the match and ruled Balogun out of the upcoming match against Belgium on Monday.