Kick-off may have been delayed to 2AM local time on Monday, but it did not stop a record number of Brits from staying up to watch England‘s triumph in Mexico City.
The BBC has revealed that its coverage of England’s thrilling 3-2 victory over Mexico in the FIFA World Cup round of 16 was watched by a peak live audience of 9.1M across BBC One and iPlayer.
The coverage averaged 7.8M viewers over the period it was on air, which the BBC said was the biggest television audience ever for a live UK broadcast between 2AM and
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