World Cup 2026: Who are the BBC and ITV commentators, pundits and presenters?

BBC Sport and ITV Sport have released their World Cup 2026 punditry and commentary line-up is set with the likes of Olivier Giroud , Cesar Azpilicueta and Juan Mata freshening up the usual talent seen across domestic coverage for this summer’s tournament. A star-studded cast of pundits, presenters and commentators has been confirmed for the tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico, which starts on 11 June and concludes on 19 July. 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 the aforementioned trio of ex-Premier League stars, alongside some household names to BBC Sport’s coverage. Here are the punditry and commentary line-ups to look out for at this summer’s tournament: 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 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 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 BBC Sport unveils its World Cup 2026 line-up (BBC) 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 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 Reporters ITV Sport Gabriel Clarke Connie McLaughlin