World Cup decider outstrips All-Ireland final for TV viewers

BBC’s average audience was 9.7m, four times as much as its rival – similar to its lead four years ago.

RTÉ Sport analysts Dónal Óg Cusack, left, and Joe Canning before the All-Ireland hurling final. Pic Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

RTÉ's coverage of the World Cup final clocked up over one million television viewers on Sunday - nearly 250,000 more than the All-Ireland hurling final at Croke Park earlier the same day.

Montrose figures show the 8pm clash of Spain and Argentina registered an average viewership of 1.037m and a peak of 1.16m with a further 1.4m streaming views.