Both ITV and BBC Sport have star-studded line-ups for their commentary, presenter and pundit teams at the 2026 World Cup.
With 104 matches in the United States, Canada and Mexico, fans will be able to watch 54 games on BBC television, while ITV Sport will take in 29 group stage matches from its Brooklyn studio.
And fans can look forward to some new insight from ex-Premier League stars, alongside some household names to BBC Sport’s coverage.
Gabby Logan will host the BBC’s coverage of England vs Ghana, with Wayne Rooney among the punditry team and Alan Shearer on co-commentary.
Here are the punditry and commentary line-ups to look out for at this summer’s tournament:
Full list of pundits
BBC Sport
Alan Shearer
Wayne Rooney
Micah Richards
Joe Hart
Paul Robinson
Steph Houghton
Ellen White
Danny Murphy.
Scott Brown
Rachel Corsie
James McFadden
Olivier Giroud
Gael Clichy
Cesar Azpilicueta
Benni McCarthy
Ashley Williams
Thomas Frank
Hassan Kachloul
Darren Cann
ITV Sport
Roy Keane
Ian Wright
Gary Neville
Patrick Vieira
Karen Carney
Ange Postecoglou
Juan Mata
Emma Hayes
Duncan Ferguson
Jobi McAnuff
Bradley Wright-Phillips
Christina Unkel
Gary Lineker – the former BBC presenter made an appearance as an analyst during ITV’s coverage on Saturday, 20 June.
Full list of commentators
BBC Sport
Guy Mowbray
Steve Wilson
Steve Bower
Jonathan Pearce
Robyn Cowen
Steven Wyeth
Liam McLeod
ITV Sport
Sam Matterface
Jon Champion
Seb Hutchinson
Joe Speight
Full list of co-commentators
BBC Sport
Alan Shearer
Danny Murphy
Stephen Warnock
Efan Ekoku
Martin Keown
Sue Smith
Rachel Corsie
James McFadden
Paul Robinson
ITV Sport
Lee Dixon
Ally McCoist
Andros Townsend
Lucy Ward
Full list of presenters
BBC Sport
Kelly Cates
Mark Chapman
Gabby Logan
Alex Scott
Kelly Somers
Eilidh Barbour
ITV Sport
Mark Pougatch
Laura Woods
Semra Hunter
Daniyal Khan
Additional Reporters
ITV Sport
Gabriel Clarke
Connie McLaughlin
