Mark Pougatch is on ITV for Panama vs Ghana, with Emma Hayes and Jobi McAnuff in the studio. The coverage arrives after England beat Croatia in the Group L opener, and the focus now shifts to a match that could decide third place at the 2026 World Cup.
Mark Pougatch on ITV
Pougatch stays with the broadcast for Ghana vs Panama, keeping the presenting role on a game that now carries real weight in Group L. Viewers of Ghana will see the match handled with a studio team built around Hayes and McAnuff, giving the coverage a familiar ITV front line rather than a fresh reset.
Emma Hayes brings a clear club and international profile to the discussion. She spent 12 years at Chelsea before moving on to the USA Women's team, where she won Olympic gold. Her presence on the panel gives ITV a voice that can connect match management, tournament pressure and the demands of a short group stage without drifting away from the main point of the broadcast.
Group L Third Place
Ghana and Panama are widely expected to fight it out for third place in Group L. A win for either side would almost certainly seal that spot, which makes the match more than a routine group fixture even though the opener has already gone England’s way against Croatia.
That is the practical lens for viewers tuning in: the broadcast is not just naming who sits in the studio, it is pointing to the game’s likely stakes. Jobi McAnuff joins Hayes there, while the match itself sits inside a group picture that has already been nudged by England’s result and could harden quickly if either Ghana or Panama takes three points.
Ghana vs Panama Broadcast
The one thing this setup does not answer is the full commentary team for the match. What it does give viewers is the core on-air shape: Pougatch presenting, Hayes and McAnuff in the studio, and a Group L contest with third place hanging on the result.
