ESPN brings in England's respected Martin Tyler

Martin Tyler's credentials as a soccer announcer are impeccable, but his situation entering tomorrow's much-anticipated match between the United States and England is a wee bit awkward.

How can a British play-by-play man objectively call a game of this nationalistic magnitude for a U.S. audience on ABC?

"The way I look at it is I'm a professional broadcaster and it's my job, whatever the circumstances, to reflect the two teams,'' Tyler, 64, said on a conference call last week.

"I'll be leaving John , to interpret the action. I won't be looking upon it as an Englishman broadcasting it.'''

The selection of Tyler has been widely hailed by American soccer fans.