Brazil v Haiti live on ITVX and ITV1: Sam Matterface, Lee Dixon and Karen Carney on UK coverage
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Brazil v Haiti in the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be shown in the UK on ITVX and ITV1, with Sam Matterface and Lee Dixon leading the main commentary and Mark Pougatch presenting the broadcast. The match kicks off at 1.30am BST on Saturday 20 June, while UK viewers can also follow coverage via RTÉ 2 in Ireland and talkSPORT on radio, with the latter carrying Paul Mitchell and Scott Minto.
ITV’s World Cup coverage is expected to draw plenty of attention because it combines familiar tournament voices with a strong studio line-up. Karen Carney and Emma Hayes are listed as pundits for the ITVX and ITV1 coverage, bringing major international and club football experience to the discussion, while Mark Pougatch remains one of the broadcaster’s most recognisable football presenters after years anchoring major tournament and domestic football coverage. Sam Matterface and Lee Dixon are also well established in British football broadcasting, with Dixon a former Arsenal and England defender who has become one of ITV’s regular co-commentators.
The match itself is part of Brazil’s Group C campaign at the tournament and is set for Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. A separate US broadcast will be available on FOX and FOX One, with Ian Darke on commentary alongside former United States international Landon Donovan, and Natalie Gedra reporting from the venue. Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg is also part of that coverage, adding an officiating perspective to the television team.[1][2]
For Irish viewers, RTÉ 2 is carrying the game, although the feed uses the world feed commentators rather than a bespoke RTÉ commentary pair. The world feed itself features Tony Husband as main commentator and Tab Ramos as co-commentator, meaning the clean international broadcast remains an important option for audiences outside the main host-market coverage.
talkSPORT also has radio coverage for listeners who prefer live audio over television, with Ben Fletcher presenting and Paul Mitchell joined by Scott Minto on commentary. That gives British fans several ways to follow one of the tournament’s early group-stage fixtures, whether through the ITV television presentation, the radio build-up, or the US and international feeds.[2][9]
The broader television picture for the 2026 World Cup reflects the tournament’s split-rights model in the UK, where free-to-air coverage is shared across major broadcasters. For this match, however, ITV is the key destination, and viewers using streaming should look to ITVX rather than a subscription service. In the US, the fixture is being carried by FOX as part of its English-language World Cup coverage.[2][4]
Brazil will expect to dominate the narrative on the pitch, but the off-field talking points are just as strong given the calibre of the broadcast teams. With Matterface and Dixon on ITV, Darke and Donovan on FOX, and Carney and Hayes offering analysis in the UK studio, this is a fixture that should sound as strong as it looks on screen.
Article generated: 19 June 2026, 13:55 GMT