Just under 20 million viewers across Australia and the UK tuned in to watch England's 3-1 World Cup semi-final victory.
Record-breaking audience tune in to watch England semi-final victory Just under 20 million viewers across the UK and Australia tuned in to watch England's historic World Cup victory earlier this week. The Lionesses beat the Matildas 3-1 in Stadium Australia on Wednesday (16th August) to book their place in the World Cup final. It's the first time a senior England team has reached the final of a World Cup since 1966. And the semi-final match, which was shown on BBC1, attracted 7.3 million viewers in the UK - the highest number of the tournament so far. [caption id="attachment_75507" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Harrogate-born Rachel Daly in England training.[/caption] It also broke records in Australia where 11.15 million viewers tuned in - the country's most watched television show on record. It's the highest viewership in Australia since the current rating system was established in 2001. England will take on Spain in the World Cup final on Sunday (20th August). Kick off is at 11am. The match will be shown on BBC1 and ITV. Read more local stories from Your Harrogate here.

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