Ollie Whitmore, Chief football news reporter
Gary Lineker is set to make a surprise appearance as a guest pundit on ITV's World Cup coverage of the Ivory Coast's Group E match against Germany on Sunday.
It marks 13 months since the former England forward – who has been in New York recording daily episodes for his podcast The Rest is Football – left his role as the face of the long-running Premier League highlights show Match of the Day.
Lineker has taken part in the coverage of six World Cups, and his booking may come as a welcome boost for ITV after taking a lead over the BBC in terms of TV ratings since the latest tournament began last Thursday.
The broadcaster also recorded four of the five highest viewing figures for matches that took place in the first week of the tournament, according to The Guardian.
Gary Lineker is set to make a surprise appearance as a guest pundit on ITV's World Cup coverage of the Ivory Coast's Group E match against Germany on Sunday.
It marks 13 months since the former England forward – who has been in New York recording daily episodes for his podcast The Rest is Football – left his role as the face of the long-running Premier League highlights show Match of the Day.
Lineker has taken part in the coverage of six World Cups, and his booking may come as a welcome boost for ITV after taking a lead over the BBC in terms of TV ratings since the latest tournament began last Thursday.
The broadcaster also recorded four of the five highest viewing figures for matches that took place in the first week of the tournament, according to The Guardian.
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