it had the highest rating .
through 14 matches , d.c. leads the way for average world cup ratings on the espn networks .
monday , when the ghana - usa broadcast on espn and univision , according to preliminary overnight nielsen ratings .
washington and baltimore , that was the highest overnight rating ever for a world cup group - round match , on any network .
d.c. had espn ’s highest local rating for the brazil - croatia opener ( 5.1 ) .
— john ourand ( @ourand_sbj ) june 17 , 2014 overall , espn ’s ghana vs. usa telecast averaged a 7.0 overnight rating , the highest overnight rating for a men ’s world cup match on espn or espn2 , according to nielsen .
 
d.c. was even tied for third for the mexico - cameroon match .
by way of comparison with the 11.8 rating in d.c. did not place in the top five that year .