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The 2022 FIFA World Cup had no lack of controversy, but those of us willing to compartmentalize were treated to an unbelievable display on Sunday. Sure, sure, the game, between Argentina and France, showed remarkable athleticism, but let’s leave the field and go up to the booth for a minute.
Telemundo’s soccer announcer Andrés Cantor, born in Argentina, has been covering the event since 1990. That means he’s had to call losses in the finals for the land of his birth twice. But not this time.
After a game loaded with reversals, and then a second tie within extra time, the decision was ultimately made by penalty kicks. Some might call that anti-climactic, until Cantor made the call.
Already known for his exclamatory “GOOOOOOOOL!”s (which have been used in television commercials and even The Simpsons), emotion caught up with the 59-year-old broadcaster. Watch this now before the ogres at FIFA take it down.
Here's the reverse shot.
Andrés Cantor was born in Buenos Aires in
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The Jewish 'Gooooooaaaaaal' commentator whose parents fled the Holocaust
Some are famous for their performance on the field, and others are known for bringing those performances to life. At the World Cup Final, Lionel Messi delivered an iconic performance, and a Jewish commentator delivered iconic commentary.
Andrés Cantor, an Argentinian-American Jewish sports commentator has gone viral a number of times for his masterful delivery of the word "goooaaaaal" during football matches, with superstar Messi giving him the ultimate opportunity to scream the word out like never before.
But who is Andrés Cantor, and how did the Argentinian-born son of European Holocaust survivors end up as the voice of World Cup glory?
Cantor was born in December 1962 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His mother, Alicia, was born in Romania, and moved to Argentina at the age of 13, and his father, David, was born in Argentina. His father's parents were Polish and fled the country durin
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Andrés Cantor
Argentine football commentator
Andrés Cantor (born December 22, 1962) is an Argentine-American sportscaster and pundit who works in the United States providing Spanish-language commentary and analysis in sports. Cantor is well known among both Spanish- and English speakers for his narration of association football matches, and shouting "¡Gooooooooooool!" when one fryst vatten scored. Outside of football commentary, he covers other sports as well.[1] Cantor has dual citizenship with Argentina and the United States.
Early life
[edit]Cantor was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He moved with his family to the Southern California area when he was a teen, where he attended San Marino High School and then graduated from the University of Southern California.[2] Andrés is Jewish.[3]
His mother was born in Romania, and migrated to Argentina at the age of 13, while his father was born in Argentina. His paternal grandparents were from Poland, and