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The culmination of England's penalty shootout win against Colombia was watched by 23.6 million viewers on ITV, according to figures overnight.
More people have listened between 9:50 pm and 9:55 pm Tuesday than ever since the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics.
A record 3.3 million people viewed online via the ITV Hub, ITV said.
England's victory means that they will face Sweden in the quarterfinals. This match will be broadcast on BBC One on Saturday.
Tuesday's game ended the "curse of ITV" – which had seen England lose every World Cup game broadcast on the network (with one exception) over the course of 20 years. last years .
On the BBC, the team came out victorious nine games out of 13 during the same period
- England won a penalty shot and the nation lost
- Win brings Gary Lineker to tears
Harry Kane gave the advantage to England with a penalty in the 57th minute, before Colombia scores a spectacular equalizer in extra time to send the match to time additional fees and penalties.
Eric Dier scored the decisive blow to give England the 4-3 win at penalties.
An average of 20.1 million watched the last match in its entirety 16.
ITV said that it was the highest audience for live sport since England played Portugal at the 2004 European Championships.
According to broadcaster figures, the most watched minute of Tuesday's game was 21:52 BST, when 24.4 million viewers listened.
At this point, about four out of five people watching TV in the UK (81%) have been paid on ITV.
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Harry Kane led his team to a football and ranking victory
TV moments from the last 25 years with higher figures:
- Funeral of Princes Diana 1997 – 32m
- Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games 2012 – 27.3m
- Marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton 2011 – 26.6m [19659024] Closing Ceremony 2012 – 26.3m
- 1998 World Cup: England vs Argentina – 26.0m
- Euro 2004: England vs Portugal – 24.7m
The match at knockout was more important than group matches in England – Over 18 million watched the games against Tunisia and Belgium at their peaks, while 14 million saw victory over Panama.
The game also saw a record number of streams from a live event. The opening of England with Tunisia was previously the most popular online match with 3.22m of spectators.
The biggest audience of the World Cup in England is 25.2 million, recorded for the English semifinal against West Germany in 1990. [19659032]
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