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ITV has apologised to viewers following an "interruption" during its live coverage of England's opening World Cup game.
Viewers of the channel's high definition HD service reported the channel had temporarily gone down, missing England's first goal of the competition.
Furious viewers immediately complained, with some describing the service as a "joke".
Viewers reported that in the early stages of the match the coverage had suddenly switched to an advert. When live coverage returned viewers found they had missed England captain Steven Gerrard's opening goal against the USA.
ITV1 presenter Adrian Chiles apologised to viewers during the half-time break.
He said: "Apologies for those watching in HD, I believe there was some interruption in your coverage."
The chairman of ITV Michael Grade was forced to issue an apology for the "inexcusable glitch".
A spokeswoman insisted the problem had not originated in South Africa but she could not confirm how many viewers had been affected.
The glitch came after England had gone football crazy as the national team finally embarked on their bid for World Cup glory in South Africa.
Around 10,000 England fans crammed into pubs and bars as soccer fever hit the small mining town of Rustenburg ahead of England's opening game against the USA and thousands chose to generate their own South African atmosphere by watching the match together. More than 15,000 filled Manchester city centre to watch the game on a giant screen. And thousands were expected to do the same at Alexandra Palace in north London.
Source: ITV sorry for missed goal glitch - Yahoo! News UK
Viewers of the channel's high definition HD service reported the channel had temporarily gone down, missing England's first goal of the competition.
Furious viewers immediately complained, with some describing the service as a "joke".
Viewers reported that in the early stages of the match the coverage had suddenly switched to an advert. When live coverage returned viewers found they had missed England captain Steven Gerrard's opening goal against the USA.
ITV1 presenter Adrian Chiles apologised to viewers during the half-time break.
He said: "Apologies for those watching in HD, I believe there was some interruption in your coverage."
The chairman of ITV Michael Grade was forced to issue an apology for the "inexcusable glitch".
A spokeswoman insisted the problem had not originated in South Africa but she could not confirm how many viewers had been affected.
The glitch came after England had gone football crazy as the national team finally embarked on their bid for World Cup glory in South Africa.
Around 10,000 England fans crammed into pubs and bars as soccer fever hit the small mining town of Rustenburg ahead of England's opening game against the USA and thousands chose to generate their own South African atmosphere by watching the match together. More than 15,000 filled Manchester city centre to watch the game on a giant screen. And thousands were expected to do the same at Alexandra Palace in north London.
Source: ITV sorry for missed goal glitch - Yahoo! News UK