The BBC’s team of pundits for this year’s World Cup in Qatar includes Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand, Micah Richards, Pat Nevin, Chris Sutton, Pablo Zabaleta and Gilberto Silva
The BBC have announced their punditry team for this year’s World Cup.
Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand, Micah Richards, Jurgen Klinsmann and Laura Georges are among the big names joining lead host Gary Lineker in Qatar. The BBC will show live coverage of the opening game between Qatar and Ecuador on Sunday, November 20.
Lineker’s co-hosts for the World Cup are Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates. The BBC will be covering the tournament across multiple platforms – including radio and online – and share the UK TV rights with ITV. The BBC will broadcast 33 games during the tournament, with both main broadcasters showing live coverage of the final on December 18.
“For Qatar 2022, the BBC will unite across TV, radio and online to deliver our most comprehensive and holistic World Cup offering yet,” said Barbara Slater, the director of BBC Sport. “England’s opener, Wales’ key game against Iran and the huge home nations clash between Wales and England are all exclusively live on the BBC.