Who are the presenters, commentators and pundits for Australia vs Egypt?

Egypt's forward #10 Mohamed Salah shakes hands with Egypt's defender #05 Ramy Rabia after the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) round of 16 football match between Egypt and Benin at the Grand Stadium in Agadir on January 5, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
Egypt face Australia in the last 32 of the World Cup (Image credit: Getty Images)

The final three games of the World Cup Round of 32 will take place tonight, starting with Australia vs Egypt.

The winner will set up a last 16 clash with either Cape Verde or defending champions Argentina, who will face one another later this evening.

Egypt are favourites to progress, but Australia showed against Turkey they are capable of producing an upset at this tournament.

Who will be providing coverage of Australia vs Egypt in the UK?

ST HELENS, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 22: Mark Chapman, BBC Presenter, looks on prior to the Autumn Test Series match between England and Tonga at Totally Wicked Stadium on October 22, 2023 in St Helens, England. (Photo by Jess Hornby/Getty Images)

Mark Chapman will be presenting coverage of the match tonight on BBC One (Image credit: Getty Images)

The match will be shown live in the UK on BBC One, with Match of the Day presenter Mark Chapman taking charge of hosting duties.

He will be joined in the BBC's Salford studio by three of the broadcaster's punditry team, as well as by former official Darren Cann.

Assistant referee Darren Cann smiling and waving on a football pitch before a match.

Assistant referee Darren Cann has been a part of the BBC's World Cup coverage (Image credit: Getty Images)

The ex-linesman has been offering his expert opinion on controversial refereeing decisions and incidents throughout the tournament.

He will be on hand again this evening, should his input be required on any big calls.

Cann will be joining three former players in the studio, including ex-Spain and Chelsea player Cesar Azpilicueta.

Azpilicueta will be providing pre-match build up, as well as half-time and full-time analysis alongside two other pundits.

They will be former Wales and Swansea City player Ashley Williams and ex-Celtic and Scotland captain Scott Brown.

Cesar Azpilicueta in action for Spain against England in November 2016.

Cesar Azpilicueta will be in the studio for the BBC for Australia vs Egypt (Image credit: Getty Images)

Meanwhile, live match coverage from inside the Dallas Stadium in Texas will be provided by commentator Robyn Cowen.

She will be joined in the gantry by a co-commentator, whose identity is yet to be confirmed by the BBC.

Robyn won't be the only BBC commentator in the stadium, with Eilidh Barbour providing radio commentary, along with Chris Sutton.

Ryan Gray
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Ryan Gray is a freelance writer, covering mainly travel and occasionally sport. He previously spent two years as Sports Editor at the Watford Observer before turning his hand to travel writing, with his work appearing in various national UK publications. He has gone from providing matchday commentary for Blyth Spartans to covering FA Cup and Euros finals, as well as interviewing the likes of Claudio Ranieri, Alan Shearer and Glenn Hoddle, among other big names. 

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