Who are the ITV commentators for Senegal v Ecuador at World Cup 2022?
Seb Hutchinson and Andros Townsend are the ITV commentators on microphone duties for Senegal v Ecuador at World Cup 2022
If you're watching the Senegal v Ecuador World Cup 2022 game and are wondering who the ITV commentators are, we've got you covered.
Seb Hutchinson and Andros Townsend are in the commentary booth for the game between the Senegal and Ecuador.
Seb Hutchinson is a commentator most often heard on Sky Sports Premier League coverage. He was part of ITV’s commentary team for Euro 2020.
Everton winger Andros Townsend has played for Tottenham, Newcastle and Crystal Palace among others. He first appeared as a pundit on ITV during the 2014 World Cup when he was ruled out of the tournament through injury. Now 31, he has played 13 times for England.
In the studio, Laura Woods presents with Joe Cole, Nadia Nadim and Nigel de Jong on punditry.
Laura Woods is a familiar face to ITV Sport and Sky Sports viewers as well as a presenter on TalkSport. An Arsenal fan, Woods left Sky this year and currently works for DAZN, as part of their coverage of boxing and the Woman's Champions League, among others.
A member of England's Golden Generation, Joe Cole was one of the most talented midfielders that the Three Lions had to offer in the 2000s. He went to three World Cups and played for the likes of West Ham United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Lille in his career.
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Cole is a regular on BT Sport and has his own podcast on BT Sport Pods, The Joe Cole Cast.
Nadia Nadim is a former Manchester City and PSG player who represented Denmark at Women's Euro 2022 in England. Born in Afghanistan, Nadim became a refugee after her father was killed by the Taliban: she was the first naturalised Dane to represent a Denmark senior national football team and in January 2022, she qualified as a doctor.
The 2022 World Cup will be Nadim's second tournament as a pundit on British television, following her appearances at Euro 2020 on the channel. The 34-year-old can speak nine languages and currently plays for Kentucky-based Racing Louisville.
Nigel de Jong has over 80 caps with the Netherlands national team and has had spells at the likes of Manchester City, AC Milan, Hamburg and LA Galaxy. He played in the final of the 2010 World Cup and was on the losing side, as Spain won the trophy.
De Jong has appeared on ITV's international football coverage in the past and has leant his punditry skills to Amazon Prime, too.
The broadcasting of the World Cup fixtures are being split between BBC and ITV in the UK, with Alan Shearer, Micah Richards and Alex Scott among the BBC pundits.
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