England's World Cup defeat to Portugal was watched in 19 million UK homes, according to overnight TV ratings.

The BBC said an average of 16.2 million households tuned in, rising to a peak of 19 million. Many more watched in pubs, on big screens and the internet.

But the penalty shoot-out drama did not match the ratings for England's group game against Sweden on 20 June, which peaked at 19.9 million.

It was almost five million down on England's exit from Euro 2004.