{"id":35128,"date":"2026-06-15T17:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juanmata8.com\/noticia\/juan-mata-makes-his-debut-as-a-world-cup-pundit-with-itv\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:40:22","slug":"juan-mata-makes-his-debut-as-a-world-cup-pundit-with-itv","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/juanmata8.com\/en\/new\/juan-mata-makes-his-debut-as-a-world-cup-pundit-with-itv\/","title":{"rendered":"Juan Mata Makes His Debut as a World Cup Pundit with ITV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Juan Mata is enjoying the 2026 FIFA World Cup from a different perspective. The Spanish footballer has travelled to the United States this time as part of ITV\u2019s broadcast team, with the network being one of the two free-to-air channels showing the tournament in the United Kingdom. Together, both broadcasters have provided uninterrupted World Cup coverage since 1966.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mata will join a panel featuring former players Roy Keane, Patrick Vieira and Karen Carney, as well as head coaches Emma Hayes and Ange Postecoglou. The first match he will cover as a pundit will be Australia vs Turkey, a fixture that carries special significance for Juan, who has played in both countries during his career with Galatasaray \u2014 where he won the league title \u2014 and with Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne Victory. It was also against Australia that Juan scored his only FIFA World Cup goal.    <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/juanmata8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/juan-itv-1024x665.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juanmata8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/juan-itv-1024x665.webp 1024w, https:\/\/juanmata8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/juan-itv-500x325.webp 500w, https:\/\/juanmata8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/juan-itv-400x260.webp 400w, https:\/\/juanmata8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/juan-itv-800x519.webp 800w, https:\/\/juanmata8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/juan-itv-31x20.webp 31w, https:\/\/juanmata8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/juan-itv.webp 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The match between Germany and Cura\u00e7ao and Spain&#8217;s opener against Cape Verde were the other games Juan covered live. &#8220;Everyone agrees that Spain is one of the favorites,&#8221; he said.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This new role offers Juan the opportunity to enjoy a fresh experience and follow a tournament from a different angle \u2014 one he famously won with Spain in 2010.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juan Mata is enjoying the 2026 FIFA World Cup from a different perspective. 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