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Scott McTominay of Scotland celebrates qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2026 following the 4-2 victory during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Scotland and Denmark — Scotland will play at their first World Cup since 1998 this evening, and BBC's full line-up of commentators, pundits and presenters has been revealed. (Image credit: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

The BBC commentators, pundits and presenters for Scotland vs Haiti have been revealed.

Scotland will face off against Haiti in Group C’s second fixture of the World Cup 2026, following Brazil vs Morocco earlier this evening.

The nation’s last tournament in 1998 ended with a group stage exit, obtaining one point in three games against Morocco, Norway, whom they drew against, and Brazil.

BBC’s complete line-up of commentators, pundits and presenters for Scotland vs Haiti in Group C, World Cup 2026

The game will kick off at 2AM BST, with Scotland fans recently being granted a one-off bank holiday from the King to give them ample time to re-adjust their sleep schedule.

British viewers will be able to watch the BBC broadcast for the match, presented by Kelly Cates, known for her work with BBC, Sky Sports and ESPN.

Kelly Cates at a pitchside desk holding a Sky Sports microphone and smiling. — Kelly Cates is Kenny Dalglish's eldest daughter. (Image credit: Getty Images)

Cates is also a Scottish broadcaster — the eldest of four children of former Celtic and Liverpool player and manager Sir Kenny Dalglish.

Scott Brown and Joe Hart will join Cates as pundits for the event, with the former also being Scottish and an ex-professional player for Celtic.

Joe Hart, ex-England international, enjoyed an illustrious career representing his nation on the biggest of World Cup stages, and won three consecutive Golden Gloves with Manchester City.

Brown sustained a fourteen-year-long career with Celtic, receiving 55 caps for Scotland in that time — but Hart also has ties to Scottish football.

The now 39-year-old enjoyed a three-year-long stint with Brown’s ex-club Celtic, making 109 appearances for them between the sticks.

Joe Hart speaking into a microphone (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images) — Joe Hart has ties to Scottish football, and will be partnered alongside a Celtic legend. (Image credit: Getty Images)

The pair will be joined by another pundit in Rachel Corsie — a former Scottish pro who played for Glasgow City, Aberdeen Ladies and received 155 caps for Scotland.

Commentators for the event will be Liam McLeod and James McFadden, both Scotsmen, with the former describing it as a "huge honour" to be Scotland's commentary voice for the World Cup.

The latter is an ex-professional — notably winning Scotland’s PFA Young Player of the Year award with Motherwell at the start of his career.

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Kedar Bayley is a trained journalist specialising in culture reporting. As a fan of Liverpool FC, he writes on the Reds often. Knowledgable about all things sports, cinema and television, you can find his words in Screen International, FourFourTwo, Manchester Evening News and more.