The United States National Women’s Soccer League kickstarted on Saturday with North Carolina Courage beating the opposition, Portland Thorns FC by 2-1 in the Zions Bank Stadium of Herriman, Utah.
Due to ongoing pandemic hit, the much awaited match of the season took place behind the closed doors but the followers were not deterred by that, resulting in making the iconic match the most viewed game in the league’s history.
According to the CBS Sports PR, the match saw a sharp increase by 201% in the total viewership with 572,000 viewers actively watching the match.
In the history of NWSL, the highest viewed match before the unparalleled game of North Carolina and Portland Thorns, was the match of Portland vs Houston that took place on 3 August 2014, registering a viewership of 190,000.
Celebrating the record-breaking news, FIFA Women’s World Cup official social media page shared the tweet of CBS Sports PR with the caption “EVER.”
EVER. 🙌 https://t.co/3VC6BtuUvG
— FIFA Women's World Cup (@FIFAWWC) June 30, 2020
