World Cup 2026 presenters on BBC: Meet the TV pundits and commentators
The full list of presenters, experts and commentators set to guide us through World Cup 2026 on BBC coverage.
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- Ned Holmes
Published: Thursday, 9 July 2026 at 11:15 am
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World Cup viewers in the UK will soon have a big decision to make.
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BBC and ITV have split coverage of this summer's tournament, which is the biggest ever after the expansion to 48 nations and 104 matches, in what has been another celebration of free-to-air sport on TV.
Between the group stages and semi-finals, the pair pick games but both will be showing the final and third-place play-off, which leaves viewers with a decision to make.
While BBC's coverage of the tournament so far has been from the Salford studio, they will be sending their broadcast team out to North America for the semi-finals and final.
But who are the familiar faces that will be leading us through the World Cup's thrilling finale?
Radio Times brings you the full round-up of World Cup 2026 presenters, pundits and commentators on BBC.
World Cup 2026 TV presenters, pundits and commentators on BBC
Presenters
- Kelly Cates
- Mark Chapman
- Gabby Logan
- Alex Scott
Alex Scott, Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates. BBC / Holly McCandless-Desmond, Charlie Clift
Reporters
- Kelly Somers (England reporter)
- Eilidh Barbour (Scotland reporter)
Pundits
- Alan Shearer
- Wayne Rooney
- Micah Richards
- Joe Hart
- Paul Robinson
- Steph Houghton
- Ellen White
- Danny Murphy
- Scott Brown
- Rachel Corsie
- James McFadden
- Olivier Giroud
- Gaël Clichy
- César Azpilicueta
- Benni McCarthy
- Ashley Williams
- Thomas Frank
- Darren Cann (rules analyst)
Commentators
- Guy Mowbray
- Steve Wilson
- Steve Bower
- Jonathan Pearce
- Robyn Cowen
- Steven Wyeth
- Liam McLeod
Co-commentators
- Alan Shearer
- Danny Murphy
- Stephen Warnock
- Efan Ekoku
- Martin Keown
- Sue Smith
- Rachel Corsie
- James McFadden
- Paul Robinson
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World Cup 2026 radio presenters, commentators and analysts on BBC
Presenters
- Kelly Cates
- Mark Chapman
- Steve Crossman
- Kenny Macintyre (Presenter on Sportsound for every Scotland game)
Commentators
- John Murray
- Ian Dennis
- Alistair Bruce Ball
- Vicki Sparks
- Jonathan Pearce
- Alasdair Lamont (Lead commentator on every Scotland game)
- Alasdair MacLennan (Scottish Gaelic commentator on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal for Scotland games)
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Analysts
- Chris Sutton
- Dion Dublin
- Paul Robinson
- Pat Nevin (Analyst on every Scotland game)
- Sue Smith
- Clinton Morrison
- Rachel Corsie
- Efan Ekoku
- Conor Coady
- Steph Houghton
- Kris Boyd
- Olivier Giroud
- César Azpilicueta
- Thomas Frank
- Gaël Clichy
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Authors
Ned Holmes
Ned is a sports writer at RadioTimes.com. He has covered a host of sports from EFL football, international cricket and golf all the way through to bike polo and triathlon.
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