Argentina beats England in semifinal, sets up World Cup final vs Spain

Argentina's dramatic comeback against England in the World Cup semifinal drew a massive TV audience of 8.17 million viewers in Spain Source: elconfidencial. The match, broadcast on La 1, achieved a 57% share, with over 13.4 million unique viewers connecting at some point. Argentina secured a 2-1 victory with goals from Enzo Fernández (85') and Lautaro Martínez (90+') after England's Anthony Gordon opened the scoring Source: elconfidencial, elespanol.

The high-profile clash boosted ratings for subsequent programming on La 1. 'Maestros de la costura Celebrity' reached its highest ever share (17.2%, 935,000 viewers), a record for the show's VIP edition Source: elconfidencial.

The final ahead

Spain will face Argentina in the final on Sunday, July 19 at 21:00 Source: elespanol. The match will be broadcast on La 1 and DAZN, with Juan Carlos Rivero as commentator. Viewership is expected to rival the historic 2010 final, which drew 13.93 million viewers (85% share) and peaked at 15.6 million during extra time Source: elespanol. Spain's semifinal against France was the most-watched match so far, with 12.7 million viewers on La 1 (14.5 million across all channels) Source: elespanol.

• The Argentina-England semifinal averaged 8.17 million on La 1, with an additional 936,000 on DAZN (6.5% share) Source: elconfidencial.
• La 1 has seen a boost in monthly ratings, leading June with a 20.4% share, while Telecinco struggles at 6.8% Source: elespanol.