Sunday’s 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup final live on ESPN from Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa, - a 3-2 victory for Brazil over the United States - was the most-watched non-FIFA World Cup match featuring the U.S. Men’s Soccer National Team on the network, with an average of 3.945 million viewers.  The telecast, aired Sunday, June 28, at 2 p.m. ET, was seen by an average of 2.556 million television homes, based on a 2.6 rating.

The match, in which Brazil, No. 5 in the FIFA World Rankings, overcame a 2-0 deficit in the first half to defeat the 14th ranked U.S. Team, also delivered the third largest audience for a U.S. Men’s National Team match on ESPN, trailing two World Cup matches - June 21, 2002, Germany vs. U.S., seen by 5.335 million viewers, and June 22, 1994, U.S. vs. Colombia, seen by 4.810 million viewers.

The five most-viewed U.S. Men’s Team matches:

June 21, 2002
2002 World Cup-Qtr-final
Germany vs. U.S.
5,335,000

June 22, 1994
1994 World Cup-1st RD
U.S. vs. Colombia
4,810,000

June 28, 2009
FIFA Confed Cup-Final
U.S. vs. Brazil
3,945,000

June 22, 2006
2006 World Cup-1st RD
Ghana vs. U.S.
3,819,000

June 16, 2002
2002 World Cup-2nd RD
Mexico vs. U.S.
2,935,000