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Jakob Barnes

Who are the ITV commentators, pundits and presenters for England vs Croatia?

Sky Sports commentator and pundit Gary Neville.

We've had to wait almost an entire week for it to be England's turn to get going at the World Cup, but the big game is finally upon us.

England and Croatia are well acquainted over recent years, with the latter dumping the Three Lions out of the World Cup in 2018.

However, the head-to-head record for England and Croatia has Thomas Tuchel's side holding the advantage going into the game at the World Cup 2026.

ITV’s complete list of commentators, pundits and presenters for England vs Croatia

(Image credit: Nick Potts - Pool/Getty Images)

The Group L game between England and Croatia takes place on Wednesday, June 17 with a 9 pm kick-off (BST).

Coverage starts at 8 pm, and ITV is taking care of this one, but who are the faces behind the broadcast?

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Mark Pougatch will be the main presenter for ITV on the night.

He will be accompaned in the studio by England icons Ian Wright and Gary Neville, who will naturally be letting their passionate support for the Three Lions influence and inform their analysis.

Neville won 85 caps for England and went to five major tournaments (three European Championships and two World Cups). Wright was less involved with England, winning 33 caps and scoring nine goals, and never playing at a major tournament for his country (due to injury).

They'll sit alongside Roy Keane, who will add a little balance to proceedings with his no-nonsense approach.

The trio work together regularly, be it on television for Sky Sports or on their highly popular football podcast/talk show, The Overlap.

Roy Keane will add balance to proceedings (Image credit: Getty Images)

As for during the match, you'll hear the voice of Sam Matterface leading the commentary team. He works for ITV, TNT Sports, and talkSPORT, and is commonly the main commentator for England matches.

He will be joined by former England and Arsenal man Lee Dixon: the pair often work together for international fixtures, so this will be a very familiar pairing for England fans.

Dixon earned 22 caps for the Three Lions during his playing days. He went to Euro 1992 but didn't play, and then missed the next four major tournaments after falling down the pecking order behind, ironically, Gary Neville.

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