Of course, the previous and only time Spain reached the World Cup Final before this year was in 2010. Martin Tyler had the call for that match on ESPN & it remains his only U.S. World Cup Final assignment. Here he was on the call for Spain’s winning goal... in extra time:show more

@AnnouncersNHL Lol he didn’t give af

@AnnouncersNHL It was pretty uninspiring.

That match averaged 24.700 million viewers in the United States — the most-watched World Cup Final ever at the time. It now ranks as the third most-watched Men’s World Cup in the U.S. — trailing 2014 and 2022.

Still way better than John Strong on Fox!

Sounds like the old FIFA video game

Ian Darke is and was the only reason it was his only WC with ESPN. Tyler had to dip and go back to broadcast for the UK when he saw that Darke was that dude and didn't want to play second fiddle.

ABC A pretty uninspiring call

I remembered the commentator screaming “SURELY NOW”

GOAT commentator

this is still my favorite world cup, my 1st one, there is a lot of things I give Espn bad pr for but this is by far the best world cup coverage I've seen in a world cup

ESPN was so much better than FOX.

Martin is calling matches,for this World Cup,for the FIFA world feed. We pick up his telecasts through the TSN coverage of the tournament.

some arsenal legends in that game

A foul started Spain’s counter attack and the goal should’ve never stood.

I hate Man City, but this was his best call:

And for good reason, too. Tyler was ass, is ass, and will always be ass.

I think I'd like him on the 'world feed' this coming Sunday (we have that option with DAZN in Spain), although his voice has lost a bit of energy, though to be fair he's into his 80s now.

Was there.

Telemundo it is

He obviously put a bet on Holland

He commentated on the 1982 final for ITV in the UK. Controversially dropped for the 1986 final having been the lead. Presenter/commentator Brian Moore was flown out to do it which caused a rift!

British announcers might be the worst in all of sports, There was a british guy for the Olympics Hockey that was so fucking boring and didnt react to any of the goals the way an announcer should

Only the '94 world cup final compares in terms of boredom

fuck, man, i forgot about those damn vuvuzelas. i'm having ptsd listening to that clip

Worst World Cup final I’ve ever seen, and that includes the 2006 final which was almost equally mind numbing.

So ESPN brought him in just for the Final instead of having Ian Darke do it?