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During the Women's World Cup 2023, ITV will share UK broadcasting duties with the BBC once again. The first Women's World Cup 2023 fixture shown on ITV will be joint-hosts

Australia against the Republic of Ireland on Thursday 20 July, with England's opening game against Haiti two days later also being broadcast by ITV.  Laura Woods is ITV's main

football presenter for the tournament, stepping into the role following successful stints at Sky Sports, DAZN and TalkSport. Former players such as Eni Aluko, Karen Carney and Jill Scott

will join her in the studio, while Chelsea boss Emma Hayes and injured England star Fran Kirby will also be offering their expert insight.  You may like Sam Matterface is the

broadcaster's main commentator, but we'll also hear the likes of Pien Meulensteen, Tom Gayle and Seb Hutchinson in the gantry.  So, when you're watching the World Cup this

summer, this is who will be on your screens: ITV'S WORLD CUP PRESENTERS LAURA WOODS Laura Woods is a familiar face to ITV Sport and Sky Sports viewers, and she recently left her role as

presenter at TalkSport to reportedly become the main face of TNT Sports - which is the rebranded channel of BT Sport. An Arsenal fan, Woods left Sky in 2022 to work for DAZN as part of

their coverage of boxing and the Woman's Champions League, among others. She also presented at the men's World Cup in Qatar.  The best features, fun and footballing quizzes,

straight to your inbox every week. SEEMA JASWAL Seema Jaswal returns to ITV after presenting during the men's tournament in both 2018 and 2022. She also hosts the Premier League's

worldwide coverage for Premier League Productions which includes flagship shows _Kick Off_ and _Fanzone_ – and is one of the presenters on BT Sport's coverage of the Champions League.

MICHELLE OWEN Michelle Owen is instantly recognisable to EFL supporters, who will regularly see her presenting Sky Sports' coverage of the Championship, League One and League Two. Owen

also covered the men's World Cup in Qatar for ITV, and returns to the broadcaster for the women's tournament.  ITV'S WORLD CUP PUNDITS ENI ALUKO Eni Aluko is the Sporting

Director for women's team, Angel City in the United States. She competed in three World Cups for England, at the 2012 Olympics for Great Britain and won over 100 caps – she also

represented the likes of Chelsea and Juventus at club level. Aluko has done punditry work for the likes of BT Sport, Amazon Prime and Channel 4 since retiring from playing. She is also a

familiar face on women's football coverage on ITV, and also worked for the broadcaster at the men's tournament in Qatar. JILL SCOTT Jill Scott retired from football following

winning the Women's Euro 2022 with England this summer at Wembley. The second-most capped England player ever, she played for Sunderland, Everton, Manchester City and Aston Villa during

an 18-year career, during which she won four FA Cups and one Women's Super League trophy.  She joined the ITV team for the men's World Cup after winning I'm A Celebrity, Get

Me Out Of Here early in the tournament, and will remain with them for the Women's World Cup. Scott has also worked as a pundit for Channel 4.  KAREN CARNEY Karen Carney won twelve

trophies in her career and played 144 times for her country. She was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2021 and was twice FA International Young Player of the Year, in 2005

and 2006. As a pundit, Carney has worked on BT Sport, Sky Sports, Amazon Prime, BBC and, of course, ITV at the men's World Cup 2022. She is currently most often seen on Sky's

coverage of the WSL.  EMMA HAYES Emma Hayes has been the Chelsea manager since 2012, and during that time she has led her side to six WSL titles and five FA Cups. Named the Best FIFA

Football Coach in 2021, Hayes has regularly worked as a pundit on both men's and women's England games for ITV, as well as a co-commentator on occasion, too.  FRAN KIRBY

England's loss is ITV's gain, with Fran Kirby set to work as a pundit for the broadcaster during the Women's World Cup. The Chelsea attacking midfielder would likely have made

Sarina Wiegman's squad, but she required surgery for an ongoing knee problem and subsequently had to pull out.  Part of the side that started the Euro 2022 final against Germany at

Wembley, Kirby will offer plenty of insight into games as a pundit. LUCY WARD Lucy Ward is a co-commentator for broadcasters such as BT Sport, BBC, Talksport, Channel 4 and Sky working on

women's and men's football since 2007. She worked on World Cups and Olympic Games throughout this time, most recently for Amazon Prime and BT Sport on Premier League games. Ward

also enjoyed a successful playing career, representing Leeds United and Doncaster Rovers Belles from 1996 to 2009. SIOBHAN CHAMBERLAIN Chamberlain is a retired goalkeeper turned broadcaster

who mainly works for Manchester United's in-house channel MUTV, as well as for Sky Sports on WSL coverage. She played 50 times for England in her career, and was selected for three

World Cup squads.  EMMA BYRNE One's of the Republic of Ireland's most influential players during her career, Byrne appeared in 134 international games before her retirement in

2017. She spent 17 years with Arsenal, winning every possible trophy she could as goalkeeper. Byrne will be keeping a keen eye on the progress of her nation at the tournament, having never

gotten the opportunity to play in a World Cup herself. VICKY LOSADA Losada is an accomplished Spanish footballer who currently plays for Roma, but has also turned out for Barcelona (twice),

Arsenal, Manchester City and Western New York during her career. The 32-year-old has played for her country at the past two World Cups and 65 times in total, but heads to Australia and New

Zealand as a pundit for ITV rather than as a player.  JEN BEATTIE Jen Beattie is a current professional footballer playing for Arsenal as a defender, and she will be acting as a pundit

during an international tournament for the first time at the Women's World Cup.  Still only 32, Beattie played played 143 times for Scotland between 2008 and 2022, but announced her

retirement from the national set-up at the start of the year when it was confirmed Scotland wouldn't qualify for the tournament Down Under.  ITV'S WORLD CUP COMMENTATORS SEB

HUTCHINSON Seb Hutchinson is ITV's lead commentator for the Women's World Cup 2023, and is most often heard on Sky Sports Premier League coverage. He was part of ITV’s commentary

team for the men's Euro 2020 and World Cup, too.  SAM MATTERFACE Sam Matterface is the lead commentator of ITV for men's football, and became the main commentator for England games

back in 2020. He has previously worked on TalkSport and was a presenter of Sky Sports News for three years.  PIEN MEULENSTEEN Pien Meulensteen is a commentator, reporter and presenter for

Sky Sports, DAZN and CBS, and is regularly heard voicing matches on BBC's flagship programme _Match of the Day_. She hops over to ITV for the World Cup, though, despite working for BBC

at the men's tournament at the back end of last year.  Meulensteen is the daughter of former Fulham manager, Rene.  TOM GAYLE Tom Gayle has commentated on games for Sky Sports, BBC on

both _Match of the Day _and BBC Radio 5 Live and England men's games at the Euros and World Cup for ITV, too. He also has interests outside of football, such as being the announcer at

the London Marathon.  HOW TO WATCH THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP HOW TO WATCH THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP Watching the World Cup in the UK is free, provided you already have a TV license. If

you're out of the country, we've got a full guide on how to watch World Cup 2023 live streams from anywhere in the world. EVERY ITV GAME AT THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP _MATCHDAY 1_

THURSDAY, JULY 20 Australia vs Ireland (11am BST - ITV) FRIDAY, JULY 21 Philippines vs Switzerland (6am BST - ITV) SATURDAY, JULY 22 England vs Haiti (10.30am BST - ITV) SUNDAY, JULY 23

France vs Jamaica (11am BST - ITV) MONDAY, JULY 24 Italy vs Argentina (7am BST - ITV) Germany vs Morocco (9.30am BST - ITV) Brazil vs Panama (12pm BST ITV) _MATCHDAY 2_ TUESDAY, JULY 25 New

Zealand vs Philippines (6.30am BST - ITV) Switzerland vs Norway (9am BST ITV) WEDNESDAY, JULY 26 Japan vs Costa Rica (6am BST - ITV) Canada vs Ireland (1pm BST - ITV) THURSDAY, JULY 27

Portugal vs Vietnam (8.30am BST - ITV) FRIDAY, JULY 28 Argentina vs South Africa (1am BST - ITV) China vs Haiti (12pm BST - ITV) SATURDAY, JULY 29 Panama vs Jamaica (1.30pm BST - ITV)

SUNDAY, JULY 30 Germany vs Colombia (10.30 am BST - ITV) _MATCHDAY 3_ MONDAY, JULY 31 Costa Rica vs Zambia (8am BST - ITV) Japan vs Spain (8am BST - ITV) TUESDAY AUGUST 1  Vietnam vs

Netherlands (8am BST - ITV) Portugal vs United States (8am BST - ITV) Haiti vs Denmark (12pm BST - ITV) China vs England (12pm BST - ITV) WEDNESDAY AUGUST 2 Jamaica vs Brazil (11am BST -

ITV) Panama vs France (11am BST ITV)