Who are the BBC pundits for Czech Republic vs Mexico?

The Mexico World Cup 2026 squad poses during the international friendly match between Mexico and Serbia at Nemesio Diez Stadium on June 4, 2026 in Toluca, Mexico. — Mexico are already assured of finishing top of their group (Image credit: Eduardo Valdez/Jam Media/Getty Images)

The stakes are pretty clear for this one.

Mexico have already guaranteed they will top the group regardless of their result here: the only side that could potentially match them on points are South Korea, and the co-hosts have the better head-to-head record.

The Czech Republic are in a rather more anxious position. They realistically need to win this game to stand a chance of going through, and even then they may be reliant on getting through as one of the best eight third-placed teams.

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BBC pundits for Czech Republic vs Mexico

Steve Bower has worked for virtually every outlet over the years — Steve Bower is a very experienced broadcaster (Image credit: Getty Images)

The game is set to kick off at 7pm local time (2am UK time) at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

The BBC have picked up the broadcast rights for the occasion, and will show this game on BBC One, with South Africa vs South Korea simultaneously shown on BBC Two.

Danny Murphy is a familiar voice on BBC broadcasts — Danny Murphy has been a regular on the BBC since hanging up his boots (Image credit: Getty Images)

The BBC have no studio presentation for this late kick-off, instead throwing straight to their commentators inside the ground.

Steve Bower is the lead commentator out in Mexico.

The experienced broadcaster has been covering World Cups for the BBC since 2010, having previously worked for MUTV, Setanta Sports, ITV, Sky Sports, ESPN, NBC, Amazon Prime and DAZN. Everybody, basically.

Joining him on the gantry is Danny Murphy.

The former Liverpool midfielder earned nine England caps between 2001 and 2003, and would have gone to the 2002 World Cup as a replacement for the injured Steven Gerrard had he not subsequently got injured himself.

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Steven Chicken has been working as a football writer since 2009, taking in stints with Football365 and the Huddersfield Examiner. Steven still covers Huddersfield Town home and away for his own publication, WeAreTerriers.com. Steven is a two-time nominee for Regional Journalist of the Year at the prestigious British Sports Journalism Awards, making the shortlist in 2020 and 2023.