Club football around the globe may be limited to lower-tier leagues and to friendly matches, leaving national teams with the "responsibility" to keep fans busy during this summer break in all top-caliber leagues.
Fortunately for football fans in the world, those matches featuring national teams did not disappoint, with some of the most popular teams in the football arena leaving it all on the pitch to satisfy their fans.
One of those teams involved in a highly-anticipated match was Argentina, who claimed the Finalissima title after beating Italy. Nonetheless, the clash was not the most-watched in the United States during the past week, as that honor fell on the USMNT's lap thanks to their friendly clash against Uruguay. So, in a way, the USMNT "beat" Messi and Co. in the battle for the most-viewed football clash of the week.
Surprisingly, there was only one goal scored among the top three games this week, but what a meaning it had for the team who scored it. Wales' lonely goal against Ukraine broke their 64-year-streak without a spot in the FIFA World Cup, which proved quite interesting to watch for football fans in the United States.
Let's have a closer look at those games that kept fans glued to their seats in the past week.
FOX
Sunday, June 5
Friendly: USMNT 0-0 Uruguay at 4:54 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 866,000
Viewership rating: 0.49
TUDN
Wednesday, June 1
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Scotland 1-3 Ukraine at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 89,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
Friendly: USMNT 3-0 Morocco at 7:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 159,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
Thursday, June 2
CONCACAF Nations League: Panama 2-0 Costa Rica at 7:20 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 120,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
Friendly: Mexico 0-3 Uruguay at 9:32 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 588,000
Viewership rating: 0.23
Saturday, June 4
CONCACAF Nations League: El Salvador 3-1 Grenada at 9:50 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 97,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
Sunday, June 5
CONCACAF Nations League: Costa Rica 2-0 Martinique at 12:50 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 57,000
Viewership rating: 0.02
Friendly: USMNT 0-0 Uruguay at 4:55 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 322,000
Viewership rating: 0.13
Friendly: Mexico 0-0 Ecuador at 7:07 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 671,000
Viewership rating: 0.27
ESPN
Sunday, June 5
World Cup Qualifying: Wales 1-0 Ukrain at 11:30 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 667,000
Viewership rating: 0.39
ESPN 2
Wednesday, June 1
World Cup Qualifying: Scotland 1-3 Ukraine at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 184,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
Friendly: USMNT 3-0 Morocco at 7:00 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 457,000
Viewership rating: 0.24
Fox Sports 1
Wednesday, June 1
Finalissima: Italy 0-3 Argentina at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 149,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
Thursday, June 2
UEFA Nations League: Spain 1-1 Portugal at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 167,000
Viewership rating: 0.05
Friday, June 3
UEFA Nations League: Belgium 1-4 Netherlands at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 149,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
Fox Sports 2
Saturday, June 4
UEFA Nations League: Italy 1-1 Germany at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 161,000
Viewership rating: 0.06
Sunday, June 5
UEFA Nations League: Czech Republic 2-2 Spain at 2:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 91,000
Viewership rating: 0.04
Fox Deportes
Monday, May 30
Liga MX Femenil: Guadalajara 0(3)-(0)0 Monterrey at 8:56 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 80,000
Viewership rating: 0.03
