RTE, BBC and ITV will all be broadcasting Sunday’s World Cup final between Croatia and France.
The French will look to win their first World Cup since 1998 after advancing past Argentina, Uruguay and Belgium in the knockout stages to book a spot in the final in Moscow while Croatia progressed to their first ever World Cup final after an extra-time win over England in the semi-final.
The final at the Luzhniki Stadium will be the final match of 64 games at this summer’s tournament and here’s how the punditry lineups compare for the three stations.
RTE
Darragh Maloney will once again present RTE’s coverage of the final with analysis from Dietmar Hamann, Liam Brady and Eamon Dunphy and commentary by George Hamilton and Ronnie Whelan.
RTE will start their broadcast from 2:25pm this afternoon with a preview of the final and a review of Saturday’s third place play-off between England and Belgium.
BBC
Gary Lineker will host the BBC’s coverage and the former England striker will be joined in studio by pundits Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand and Jurgen Klinsmann with commentary by Guy Mowbray and Martin Keown.
The BBC will broadcast the build up to the men’s tennis final between Novak Djokovic and Kevin Anderson at Wimbledon from 1pm before going straight into their World Cup final coverage from 3pm.
ITV
Mark Pougatch will kick off the show for ITV as they begin their coverage by looking at the closing ceremony of the final from 2:55pm before Roy Keane, Ian Wright, Gary Neville and Lee Dixon join him in studio for coverage of the final.
Kick-off for the final is scheduled for 4pm from the Luzhniki Stadium.
