Former Match of the Day presenter left BBC last year Lineker to feature in coverage of Germany v Côte d’Ivoire Former Match of the Day presenter left BBC last year Lineker to feature in coverage of Germany v Côte d’Ivoire Gary Lineker has been booked to appear as a special guest on ITV’s World Cup coverage of Germany v Côte d’Ivoire on Saturday evening in his first appearance on terrestrial television since leaving the BBC 13 months ago . The former Match of the Day presenter is in New York