ITV reveal their list of presenters, pundits and commentators for the 2026 World Cup coverage, a day after the BBC did theirs.
ITV are basing themselves in New York City with a rooftop studio view looking across Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge, throughout the tournament.
The broadcaster will show a total of 29 group games, will have highlights of every match available on ITVX as well a 24/7 World Cup stream.
BBC announce presenters, pundits and commentators for 2026 World Cup coverage
ITV’S WORLD CUP LINE-UP:
Presenters: Mark Pougatch, Laura Woods, Semra Hunter
Celebrity guest: Adam Richman – to provide a “third eye on the tournament, examining all of the biggest World Cup social and cultural moments”
Pundits: Roy Keane, Ian Wright, Gary Neville, Patrick Vieira, Karen Carney, Ange Postecoglou, Juan Mata, Emma Hayes, Duncan Ferguson, Jobi McAnuff, Bradley Wright-Phillips
Commentators: Sam Matterface, Jon Champion, Seb Hutchinson, Joe Speight.
Co-commentators: Lee Dixon, Ally McCoist, Andros Townsend, Lucy Ward
Reporters: Gabriel Clarke, Connie McLaughlin
Referee analyst: Christina Unkel
Roy Keane said told ITV Sport at its launch: “I’ve got good memories of playing over there in 1994, it’ll be a fabulous place to watch the football.
Patrick Vieira added: “It’s one of the biggest competitions in the world, to make people understand in the US, how passionate we are, about soccer, as they call it, the passion of the game, the learning process over there, they want even more, it’ll be really interesting to interact with Americans and talk about the game we love.”
Vieira on France being favourites to win the World Cup: “This is the team to beat, they have the pace, mobility, strong defensively, and they’re well managed by Deschamps, they’re the favourite for the World Cup.”
ITV director of sport, Niall Sloane, said: “This is the biggest FIFA World Cup in history and we will be live from New York City for the duration of the tournament, bringing every key moment to life, free-to-air.
“Nothing unifies the UK audience more than a global sporting event and they don’t come much bigger than this.
“Our broadcast line-up is second to none and our comprehensive coverage across ITV, ITVX, our World Cup 24/7 Channel, plus our digital platforms will ensure the ITV audience doesn’t miss a second of action.”
WORLD CUP SCHEDULE (on BBC and ITV):
Thursday, June 11
Group A: Mexico vs South Africa, kick-off 8pm – Mexico City, Mexico – ITV1 – STV – ITVX – STV Player
Friday, June 12
Group A: South Korea vs Czech Republic, kick-off 3am – Zapopan, Mexico – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group B: Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, kick-off 8pm – Toronto, Canada – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Saturday, June 13
Group D: USA vs Paraguay, kick-off 2am – Los Angeles, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group B: Qatar vs Switzerland, kick-off 8pm – Santa Clara, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group C: Brazil vs Morocco, kick-off 11pm – New Jersey, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Sunday, June 14
Group C: Haiti vs Scotland, kick-off 2am – Foxborough, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group D: Australia vs Turkey, kick-off 5am – Vancouver, Canada – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group E: Germany vs Curacao, kick-off 6pm – Houston, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group F: Netherlands vs Japan, kick-off 9pm – Arlington, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Monday, June 15
Group E: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador, kick-off 12am – Philadelphia, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group F: Sweden vs Tunisia, kick-off 3am – Guadalupe, Mexico – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group H: Spain vs Cape Verde, kick-off 5pm – Atlanta, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group G: Belgium vs Egypt, kick-off 8pm – Seattle, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group H: Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay, kick-off 11pm – Miami, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Tuesday, June 16
Group G: Iran vs New Zealand, kick-off 2am – Los Angeles, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group I: France vs Senegal, kick-off 8pm – New Jersey, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group I: Iraq vs Norway, kick-off 11pm – Foxborough, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Wednesday, June 17
Group J: Argentina vs Algeria, kick-off 2am – Kansas City, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group J: Austria vs Jordan, kick-off 5am – Santa Clara, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group K: Portugal vs DR Congo, kick-off 6pm – Houston, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group L: England vs Croatia, kick-off 9pm – Arlington, USA – ITV1 – STV – ITVX – STV Player
Thursday, June 18
Group L: Ghana vs Panama, kick-off 12am – Toronto, Canada – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group K: Uzbekistan vs Colombia, kick-off 3am – Mexico City, Mexico – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group A: Czech Republic vs South Africa, kick-off 5pm – Atlanta, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group B: Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, kick-off 8pm – Los Angeles, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group B: Canada vs Qatar, kick-off 11pm – Vancouver, Canada – ITV TBC – ITVX
Friday, June 19
Group A: Mexico vs South Korea, kick-off 2am – Zapopan, Mexico – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group D: USA vs Australia, kick-off 8pm – Seattle, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group C: Scotland vs Morocco, kick-off 11pm – Foxborough, USA – ITV1 – STV – ITVX – STV Player
Saturday, June 20
Group C: Brazil vs Haiti, kick-off 2am – Philadelphia, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group D: Turkey vs Paraguay, kick-off 5am – Santa Clara, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group A: Netherlands vs Sweden, kick-off 6pm – Houston, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group E: Germany vs Ivory Coast, kick-off 9pm – Toronto, Canada – ITV TBC – ITVX
Sunday, June 21
Group E: Ecuador vs Curacao, kick-off 1am – Kansas City, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group F: Tunisia vs Japan, kick-off 5am – Guadalupe, Mexico – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group H: Spain vs Saudi Arabia, kick-off 5pm – Atlanta, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group G: Belgium vs Iran, kick-off 8pm – Los Angeles, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group H: Uruguay vs Cape Verde, kick-off 11pm – Miami, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Monday, June 22
Group G: New Zealand vs Egypt, kick-off 2am – Vancouver, Canada – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group J: Argentina vs Austria, kick-off 6pm – Arlington, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group I: France vs Iraq, kick-off 10pm – Philadelphia, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Tuesday, June 23
Group I: Norway vs Senegal, kick-off 1am – Toronto, Canada – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group J: Jordan vs Algeria, kick-off 4am – Santa Clara, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group K: Portugal vs Uzbekistan, kick-off 6pm – Houston, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group L: England vs Ghana, kick-off 9pm – Foxborough, USA – BBC One – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Wednesday, June 24
Group L: Panama vs Croatia, kick-off 12am – Foxborough, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group K: Colombia vs DR Congo, kick-off 3am – Zapopan, Mexico – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group B: Switzerland vs Canada, kick-off 8pm – Vancouver, Canada – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group B: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar, kick-off 8pm – Seattle, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group C: Morocco vs Haiti, kick-off 11pm – Atlanta, USA – BBC TBCBBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group C: Scotland vs Brazil, kick-off 11pm – Miami, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Thursday, June 25
Group A: South Africa vs South Korea, kick-off 2am – Guadalupe, Mexico – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group A: Czech Republic vs Mexico, kick-off 2am – Mexico City, Mexico – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group E: Curacao vs Ivory Coast, kick-off 9pm – Philadelphia, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group E: Ecuador vs Germany, kick-off 9pm – New Jersey, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Friday, June 26
Group F: Tunisia vs Netherlands, kick-off 12am – Kansas City, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group F: Japan vs Sweden, kick-off 12am – Arlington, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group D: Turkey vs USA, kick-off 3am – Los Angeles, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group D: Paraguay vs Australia, kick-off 3am – Santa Clara, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group I: Norway vs France, kick-off 8pm – Foxborough, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group I: Senegal vs Iraq, kick-off 8pm – Toronto, Canada – ITV TBC – ITVX
Saturday, June 27
Group H: Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia, kick-off 1am – Houston, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group H: Uruguay vs Spain, kick-off 1am – Zapopan, Mexico – ITV TBC – ITVX
Group G: New Zealand vs Belgium, kick-off 4am – Vancouver, Canada – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group G: Egypt vs Iran, kick-off 4am – Seattle, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group L: Panama vs England, kick-off 10pm – New Jersey, USA – ITV1 – STV – ITVX – STV Player
Group L: Croatia vs Ghana, kick-off 10pm – Philadelphia, USA – ITV TBC – ITVX
Sunday, June 28
Group K: Colombia vs Portugal, kick-off 12.30am – Miami, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group K: DR Congo vs Uzbekistan, kick-off 12.30am – Atlanta, USA – BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group J: Algeria vs Austria, kick-off 3am – Kansas City, USA- BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Group J: Jordan vs Argentina, kick-off 3am – Arlington, USA- BBC TBC – BBC iPlayer – BBC Sport Website
Sunday, June 28
Round of 32 – Match 73: Group A runners-up vs Group B runners-up, kick-off 8pm – Los Angeles, USA
Monday, June 29
Round of 32 – Match 76: Group C winners vs Group F runners-up, kick-off 6pm – Houston, USA
Round of 32 – Match 74: Group E winners vs Group A/B/C/D/F third place, kick-off 9.30pm – Foxborough, USA
Tuesday, June 30
Round of 32 – Match 75: Group F winners vs Group C runners-up, kick-off 2am – Guadalupe, Mexico
Round of 32 – Match 78: Group E runners-up vs Group I runners-up, kick-off 6pm – Arlington, USA
Round of 32 – Match 77: Group I winners vs Group C/D/F/G/H third place, kick-off 10pm – New Jersey, USA
Wednesday, July 1
Round of 32 – Match 79: Group A winners vs Group C/E/F/H/I third place, kick-off 2am – Mexico City, Mexico
Round of 32 – Match 80: Group L winners vs Group E/H/I/J/K third place, kick-off 5pm – Atlanta, USA
Round of 32 – Match 82: Group G winners vs Group A/E/H/I/J third place, kick-off 9pm – Seattle, USA
Thursday, July 2
Round of 32 – Match 81: Group D winners vs Group B/E/F/I/J third place, kick-off 1am – Santa Clara, USA
Round of 32 – Match 84: Group H winners vs Group J runners-up, kick-off 8pm – Los Angeles, USA
Friday, July 3
Round of 32 – Match 83: Group K runners-up vs Group L runners-up, kick-off 12am – Toronto, Canada
Round of 32 – Match 85: Group B winners vs Group E/F/G/I/J third place, kick-off 4am – Vancouver, Canada
Round of 32 – Match 88: Group D runners-up vs Group G runners-up, kick-off 7pm – Arlington, USA
Round of 32 – Match 86: Group J winners vs Group H runners-up, kick-off 11pm – Miami, USA
Saturday, July 4
Round of 32 – Match 87: Group K winners vs Group D/E/I/J/L third place, kick-off 2.30am – Kansas City, USA
Round of 16 – Match 90: Match 73 winners vs Match 75 winners, kick-off 6pm – Houston, USA
Round of 16 – Match 89: Match 74 winners vs Match 77 winners, kick-off 10pm – Philadelphia, USA
Sunday, July 5
Round of 16 – Match 91: Match 76 winners vs Match 78 winners, kick-off 9pm – New Jersey, USA
Monday, July 6
Round of 16 – Match 92: Match 79 winners vs Match 80 winners, kick-off 1am – Mexico City, Mexico
Round of 16 – Match 93: Match 83 winners vs Match 84 winners, kick-off 8pm – Arlington, USA
Tuesday, July 7
Round of 16 – Match 94: Match 81 winners vs Match 82 winners, kick-off 1am – Seattle, USA
Round of 16 – Match 95: Match 86 winners vs Match 88 winners, kick-off 5pm – Atlanta, USA
Round of 16 – Match 96: Match 85 winners vs Match 87 winners, kick-off 9pm – Vancouver, Canada
Thursday, July 9
Quarter-final – Match 97: Match 89 winners vs Match 90 winners, kick-off 9pm – Foxborough, USA
Friday, July 10
Quarter-final – Match 98: Match 93 winners vs Match 94 winners, kick-off 8pm – Los Angeles, USA
Saturday, July 11
Quarter-final – Match 99: Match 91 winners vs Match 92 winners, kick-off 10pm – Miami, USA
Sunday, July 12
Quarter-final – Match 100: Match 95 winners vs Match 96 winners, kick-off 2am – Kansas City, USA
Tuesday, July 14
Semi-final – Match 101: Match 97 winners vs Match 98 winners, kick-off 8pm – Arlington, USA
Wednesday, July 15
Semi-final – Match 102: Match 99 winners vs Match 100 winners, kick-off 8pm – Atlanta, USA
Saturday, July 18
Third Place Playoff – Match 103: Match 101 losers vs Match 102 losers, kick-off 10pm – Miami, USA
Sunday, July 19
Final – Match 104: Match 101 winners vs Match 102 winners, kick-off 8pm – New Jersey, USA
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