Vicki Sparks became first female lead commentator at World Cup on British TV

Sparks voiced Portugal vs Morocco live on BBC One alongside Martin Keown

John Terry was a viewer but said: 'Having to watch this game with no volume'

He later released an Instagram video to clarify that he genuinely had no audio

Vicki Sparks has become the first ever woman to commentate live on a World Cup game for British television by taking to the mic for Portugal vs Morocco.

Sparks was the lead voice of BBC One's live coverage from Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, while Sportsmail's Martin Keown performed the role of summariser.

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And she only had to wait four minutes to describe a goal as Cristiano Ronaldo headed Portugal into an early lead. 'Wouldn't you just know it,' she exclaimed as Ronaldo celebrated his fourth goal of the tournament.

Vicki Sparks was on commentary duty for the BBC at Portugal against Morocco

Sparks (centre) made her World Cup live debut alongside Martin Keown

The BBC duo, seen in box No 269 at the Luzhniki Stadium, described Portugal vs Morocco

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal less than five minutes into Sparks' first live World Cup match

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John Terry took to Instagram where he wrote: 'Having to watch this game with no volume'

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Among the millions of viewers for Sparks' commentary debut was John Terry, but the former England captain told his Instagram followers that he was 'having to watch this game with no volume'.

Terry later deleted the post and returned to social media to clarify that it had nothing to do with Sparks, but was rather a genuine complaint over his lack of audio.

'Hi all, I just wanted to address an Instagram story that I posted earlier today that I've since deleted,' he said in a video to camera.

'I returned home from holiday from the Maldives today around two o'clock to find there's no audio in the house working whatsoever.

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'Since then they've been out to fix it, so everything's working again now. But I was watching the game with no volume, simply posted that on my social media and people have run away and kind of made up their own kind of stories and run with it.

'It's gathered a bit of momentum on social media and also in the newspapers as well, but just wanted to clarify: completely untrue and simply not the case. I hope this clears up the matter and we can move forward from here.'

Terry later released a video on social media to clarify that he really did have no working audio

Sportsmail columnist and former England defender Keown was alongside Sparks

Sparks, pictured outside St James' Park last year, made World Cup history on Wednesday

Sparks has bundles of broadcasting experience with Final Score and on Radio 5 Live, but this was by far her biggest gig to date.

Portugal's clash with Morocco was her first live commentary of the tournament but she also spoke over BBC highlights or Iran's win over Morocco last week.

Although she is the only female commentator working at the World Cup for British television, both the BBC and ITV have women performing significant punditry roles in Russia.

Jacqui Oatley, who became the first woman to commentate on Match of the Day in 2007, is presenting for ITV, who are also employing Eni Aluko. Meanwhile, the BBC are using Gabby Logan as a reporter and have Arsenal Ladies legend Alex Scott in the studio.

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Sparks found herself at the heart of controversy last year when then-Sunderland manager David Moyes made an inappropriate comment to her after an interview.

Moyes apologised but was fined £30,000 by the FA after telling Sparks: 'It was getting a wee bit naughty at the end there so just watch yourself. You still might get a slap even though you're a woman. Careful the next time you come in.'

Sparks is the first female lead commentator at a World Cup finals in British television history

Sparks, seen interviewing Claudio Ranieri, has plenty of previous experience with Radio 5 Live