If you’re watching the 2022 World Cup match between Denmark and Tunisia and wondering who the ITV commentators are, we’ve got you covered.
Seb Hutchinson is the main commentator for the Denmark-Tunisia live stream (opens in a new tab) with John Hartson joining as co-commentary.
Seb Hutchinson is a most frequently heard commentator on Sky Sports Premier League coverage. He was part of ITV’s commentary team for Euro 2020.
John Hartson played for Celtic, West Ham and Arsenal during his career, making over 50 appearances for Wales. He joined BT Sport to provide analysis on BT sports score in 2016, is a regular on BBC 5 Live and as a Welsh speaker, Hartson regularly appears as a studio guest on S4C’s Sgorio.
In the studio, Mark Pougatch is in charge of the presentation with Nigel de Jong, Nadia Nadim and Hal Robson-Kanu providing expert information.
Old BBC 5 Live Pougatch joined ITV in 2015 and will be the main presenter of his third World Cup when he heads the channel’s coverage in Qatar. Pougatch led ITV’s coverage of the Six Nations Rugby Championship with BT BT Sports Score also show.
Nigel de Jong has over 80 caps with the Netherlands national team and had spells at Manchester City, AC Milan, Hamburg and LA Galaxy. He played in the 2010 World Cup final and was on the losing side, with Spain winning the trophy.
De Jong has appeared on ITV’s international football coverage in the past and has also brought his specialist skills to Amazon Prime.
Nadia Nadim is a former Manchester City and PSG player who represented Denmark at Women’s Euro 2022 in England. Born in Afghanistan, Nadim became a refugee after her father was killed by the Taliban: she was the first naturalized Dane to represent a senior Denmark national football team and in January 2022 she graduated as a doctor.
The 2022 World Cup will be Nadim’s second tournament as a pundit on British TV, following her Euro 2020 appearances on the channel. The 34-year-old can speak nine languages and currently plays for Kentucky-based Racing Louisville.
Hal Robson-Kanu has 46 appearances for the Welsh national team and scored arguably the most iconic goal in the history of the Dragons (opens in a new tab)when he performed a Cruyff turn before scoring against Belgium at Euro 2016.
Broadcasting of World Cup matches is split between the BBC and ITV in the UK, with Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand and Vincent Kompany among the BBC pundits.
