After an emotional night, Spain secured their second FIFA World Cup title with a 1-0 victory over Argentina. The win earned the national team a second star above its crest and turned the final into the most-watched match in FIFA World Cup history, according to Spanish public broadcaster RTVE.

On Sunday, La 1 recorded a 45.5% audience share, marking the public broadcaster’s best daily performance since 25 May 2002. The match attracted 1.5 million more viewers than the 2010 FIFA World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands.

The final also became the most-watched in the tournament’s history and recorded the highest audience share ever achieved by a FIFA World Cup final. RTVE led audience ratings throughout Sunday across every major time slot, including overnight (10.3%), morning (14.9%), afternoon (20.7%), prime time (73.8%) and late night (68.4%).

According to audience measurement company Barlovento Comunicación, Spain’s victory also became the second most-watched television event in Spanish history, surpassed only by the penalty shootout in the Spain vs Portugal semi-final at UEFA Euro 2012, which reached 18.1 million viewers.

Combined audiences across La 1, La 2 CAT, Teledeporte (TDP) and DAZN Mundial totalled 20.105 million unique viewers, with an average audience of 15.706 million and an 87.1% audience share.

The 90 minutes of regular play attracted 19.168 million unique viewers, with an average audience of 15.385 million and an 86.3% audience share.

Extra time reached 18.120 million unique viewers, averaging 16.608 million viewers and achieving an 89.3% audience share.

The final’s peak audience was recorded at 00:01, when 17.082 million viewers were watching, representing a 91.2% combined audience share across the four broadcasters.