Who are the BBC commentators, pundits and presenters for Ecuador vs Germany?

10 Feb 2001: Efan Ekoku of Sheffield Wednesday in action during the Nationwide League Division One match against Wimbledon played at Selhurst Park, in London. Wimbledon won the match 4-1. \ Photo taken by Steve Bardens \ Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK /Allsport — Efan Ekoku during his playing days. Now he's on co-comms for the BBC (Image credit: Getty Images)

World Cup 2026 Group E concludes with simultaneous matches on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States today. Philadelphia and New Jersey will host a game each as the group stage takes another step towards its finale.

Philadelphia Stadium is hosting Curacao vs Ivory Coast, which will be broadcast live and for free in the UK on BBC Two. It will also be streamed via the iPlayer.

Let's find out who'll be talking us through it with all the information you need on the Curaçao vs Ivory Coast pundits, commentators and presenters.

BBC commentators, presenters and pundits for Curacao vs Ivory Coast

Daniel Sturridge during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase &ndash; MD 2 match between Galatasaray Istanbul and Liverpool FC at RAMS Park, Istanbul, Turkey, on 30 September 2025. (Photo by Kadir Caliskan / Middle East Images via AFP) — Daniel Sturridge (Image credit: Getty Images)

The studio panel in Salford today is led by presenter Kelly Cates.

She'll be joined again by Lucas Leiva, who was in the studio for the Scotland-Brazil game last night, along with an English pairing of Daniel Sturridge and Joe Hart.

A veteran of four major international tournaments, Hart earned 75 caps for England during a nine-year international career.

Now a fixture in football broadcasting, the former Manchester City goalkeeper brings deep positional expertise to the studio, where analyses the tournament's shot-stoppers and offers his perspective on the tournament's official match ball.

Joining him today is former club and country teammate Sturridge, who made 46 joint appearances alongside Hart for both Manchester City and England before establishing himself as a regular European football pundit for TNT Sports.

Rounding out the panel for the Ecuador versus Germany fixture is Lucas.

The former Brazilian midfielder won 24 senior caps for his country and shared the pitch with Sturridge on 61 occasions during their time together at Liverpool.

In the commentary booth, for this game on BBC Two, it's Steven Wyeth and former Premier League striker Efan Ekoku.

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Joe joined FourFourTwo as senior digital writer in July 2025 after five years covering Leeds United in the Championship and Premier League. Joe's 'Mastermind' specialist subject is 2000s-era Newcastle United having had a season ticket at St. James' Park for 10 years before relocating to Leeds and later London. Joe takes a keen interest in youth football, covering PL2, U21 Euros, as well as U20 and U17 World Cups in the past, in addition to hosting the industry-leading football recruitment-focused SCOUTED podcast. He is also one of the lucky few to have 'hit top bins' as a contestant on Soccer AM. It wasn't a shin-roller.