BBC forced to apologise as Spanish commentator heard over England coverage

BBC commentators for the Women's World Cup final were forced to apologise as Spanish commentary could be overheard throughout the opening minutes of the BBC's live coverage.

The coverage overtook the BBC's English commentary making it difficult to hear any announcement for a few moments.

Robin Cowen, who was already losing her voice, said: 'Apologies if you are hearing our Spanish colleagues'.

It is both England and Spain's inaugural World Cup final appearance, both poised to make history.

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England have been dominant in the opening stage of the game yet fall behind to a ferocious Spanish attack. The Lionesses are 1-0 down in the 29th minute after Olga Carmona put the ball beyond Mary Earps, capitalising on Lucy Bronze's mis-hap higher up the field.

The Lionesses have made it through the tournament unbeaten and will face Jorge Vilda's side to get their hands on the much-wanted World Cup trophy.

Whoever wins this 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup will go down in history as a brand new winner. Neither of these teams have reached a final before, let alone won one, with only four previous winners since the inaugural tournament in 1991.

Sarina Wiegman in her pre-match press conference unsurprisingly gave nothing away when it came to the media asking if Lauren James would be back in the fold.

“She’s good. She kept training and it is nice to have 23 players available for tomorrow", she said.

The England manager also expressed how incredible the support from English fans had been: “We’ve felt the support here, but also from the other side of the world in the