England's defeat to France in Qatar was watched by an average UK audience of 19.4 million viewers, TV figures showed.
A peak five-minute audience of 21.31 million people tuned in to ITV (and +1) to watch the end of the World Cup 2022 quarter-final match on Saturday.
England crashed out of the tournament after losing 2-1 to France.
Some people may have watched on other services such as ITVX, which are not reflected in the Barb rating figures.
The five-minute peak of 21.31 million was the most-watched single channel TV moment of 2022 so far.
The most-watched overall TV moment this year was during the Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in September, when a peak audience of 28 million people tuned in.
There are several measures of TV viewing figures and broadcasters can also release statistics for peak one-minute viewing, which often reflect the highest viewing numbers.