England vs Croatia shattered TV ratings records with a staggering 26.6 million people watching the Three Lions' World Cup exit on Wednesday evening, as reported by The Independent.

ITV announced that the peak audience for the match in Moscow was 26.6 million people, an audience share of 84 per cent. Between kick-off and the final whistle the average audience was 24.3m.

The 24.3m figure is the highest average audience for a single game ever, according to ITV.

Probably this was also the game with the tears record as England lost 1-2 to Croatia and will now face Belgium in the bronze medal final.