Who are the BBC, ITV and talkSPORT pundits for the 2022 World Cup?

Graeme Souness and England great Stuart Pearce are just two of the pundits we'll have on hand as the Three Lions go for glory this winter.

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The World Cup is a time for a number of the game's biggest names in football broadcasting to give us their first-class punditry.

With talkSPORT on the airwaves, and BBC and ITV both sharing the television coverage this year, here's who will be on the studio!

BBC

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Didier Drogba will be among the star-studded crew of presenters and pundits on the Beeb this year.

The Chelsea legend will be alongside Vincent Kompany, Jurgen Klinsmann, Gilberto Silva, Pablo Zabaleta, Laura Georges and Mark Schwarzer in coverage of non-England matches.

Drogba scored 18 World Cup qualifier goals throughout his international career for Ivory Coast, including two at the finals themselves.

Rio Ferdinand, Alan Shearer, Micah Richards, Alex Scott, Jermaine Jenas, Ashley Williams, Ian Rush, Danny Gabbidon, Dion Dublin, Chris Sutton and Izzy Christensen will then be part of the BBC's team for matches involving England and Wales.

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Their coverage will be fronted by four presenters including Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates.

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ITV

Manchester United icon Roy Keane will be the man fronting ITV's coverage alongside Sky Sports regulars Gary Neville and Souness.

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The trio will be joined by the likes of Arsenal legend Ian Wright, Karen Carney, Joe Cole, Eni Aluko, Nigel de Jong, Nadia Nadim and Hal Robson-Kanu.

Everton midfielder Andros Townsend will be on co-commentary duties as well as he continues to rehab from an ACL injury.

ITV's presenters include talkSPORT's Laura Woods, Mark Pougatch and Seema Jaswal as hosts.

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talkSPORT

In addition to his work on the box for ITV, Liverpool great Souness will be doubling up as our expert analyst in the studio.

The Scottish icon will be next to Alan Brazil, Jamie O'Hara and Jason Cundy.

Our pundits in Qatar will feature ex-Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor, former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy and Chelsea legend Andy Townsend.

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talkSPORT's star-studded presenter line-up includes Jim White, Laura Woods, Simon Jordan, Ally McCoist, Adrian Durham, Natalie Sawyer, Hugh Woozencroft - with Faye Carruthers and Alex Crook also on hand for additional reporting.

The likes of Stuart Pearce, Dean Ashton, Dean Saunders, Lianne Sanderson, Tony Cascarino complete our on-air talent next to Jim Proudfoot, Nigel Adderley and Ian Danter.