Kelly Cates Leads BBC Itv World Cup Presenters For 2026
Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan will be the main itv world cup presenters when the covers every game from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America. It is the first World Cup this century without Gary Lineker leading the 's TV coverage, after his departure at the end of the 2024/25 season.
The and ITV will screen every match in the UK, keeping the tournament on free-to-air television across the summer. For viewers, the line-up now stretches well beyond the studio chairs: TV commentary, co-commentary, punditry, radio coverage and accessibility services have all been set out around the tournament.
Kelly Cates and studio team
Cates will anchor the 's coverage from North America this summer, alongside Chapman, Logan and Alex Scott. The broadcaster has turned to the trio who replaced Lineker in the Match of the Day presenting hotseat over the past season, moving them into its biggest football assignment of the year.
That studio group is built around a long list of familiar names. Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney and Micah Richards join as pundits, while Joe Hart, Steph Houghton, Danny Murphy, Paul Robinson and Ellen White represent England.
pundits across the home nations
Scott Brown, Rachel Corsie and James McFadden bring Scotland representation, with Ashley Williams completing the home nations group. The international perspective comes from César Azpilicueta, Gaël Clichy, Thomas Frank, Benni McCarthy and Olivier Giroud.
Darren Cann will also provide analysis from a match official's perspective. Cann worked as an assistant referee at the 2010 UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Cup finals.
commentary for every game
TV's commentary team will be led by Guy Mowbray, Steve Wilson, Steve Bower, Jonathan Pearce, Robyn Cowen and Steven Wyeth. Liam McLeod will handle Scotland's games on TV, while co-commentary duties will include Shearer, Danny Murphy, Stephen Warnock, Martin Keown, Sue Smith, Paul Robinson, Corsie, McFadden and Efan Ekoku.
Radio 5 Live commentaries will be available on selected fixtures televised by the, and audio description will be offered on all live games for blind and partially-sighted supporters. Kelly Somers will report from the England camp, with Eilidh Barbour embedded with the Scotland squad.
The and ITV have shared the United Kingdom's World Cup rights since 1966, and the 2026 event in North America extends that arrangement across every game. Viewers now know who will front the 's coverage, who will call the matches and who will sit alongside them when the tournament begins.
