The BBC have decided not to send their presenters and pundits to the United States for their TV coverage of this week’s World Cup quarter-finals.Having maintained throughout the tournament that their broadcast plans are flexible, the Beeb have now confirmed their studio panel will not travel Stateside until the semi-finals. It means they will spend less than a week in the country at the licence-payers’ expense before returning home. All three Match of the Day presenters, Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates, alongside pundits Wayne Rooney, Micah Richards and Joe Hart, will present live from the host cities for BBC TV and BBC Radio 5 Live from the semi-finals.Having spent the first four weeks of the tournament in Manchester, it is rational for the BBC not to increase their presence in the States until next week.That is because the corporation holds the live rights for just one of this week’s quarter-finals – Spain against Belgium on Friday evening – while ITV will air the remaining three, including England’s clash with Norway on Saturday night. However, should England advance to the last eight, the BBC would air their potential tie against Argentina, as they have first pick of the semi-finals. The BBC are controversially presenting their World Cup coverage from their Salford base until the semi-finals Gabby Logan will become the first woman to present the World Cup final However, the BBC’s pundits and presenters will not travel to the US until the semi-finalsChapman, 52, will travel to the States earlier than his fellow presenters, hosting Radio 5 Live’s coverage of England’s last-eight clash from Miami. While it has already been confirmed that Logan, 53, will present the final in New York on July 19th – becoming the first woman to do so. But their coverage of the tournament has sparked controversy after choosing to base their World Cup studio in Salford, with an LED backdrop displaying the skyline of whichever host city is staging the live match. They claim their distant coverage has saved millions of licence-payers’ money as part of Director of Sport Alex Kay-Jelski’s cost-saving drive.That decision was immediately put to shame, however, when ITV revealed their lavish Brooklyn studio overlooking the Manhattan skyline on the opening day of the tournament.Despite that, the BBC do have reason to celebrate. England’s dramatic 3-2 win at the Azteca against Mexico in the small hours of Monday morning delivered record-breaking audiences across BBC One and BBC iPlayer.England’s dogged victory attracted a peak live audience of 9.1 million on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with an average audience of 7.8 million.The match drew in the biggest television audience ever for a live UK broadcast between 2am-4am, more than triple the previous overnight record set during the 2016 Rio Olympics.There was also a re-run of the game aired on BBC2 at 7:10am on Monday, which attracted a further 1.1million viewers.BBC Director of Sport, Alex Kay-Jelski, said: ‘These are phenomenal figures and a brilliant reflection of what happens when the nation comes together behind England. ‘Millions of fans sacrificed a night’s sleep to witness an unforgettable World Cup victory, while millions more caught up as soon as they woke up. It was one of those truly special sporting moments that people simply couldn’t afford to miss.’From watching live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer to through BBC Sport’s live pages, highlights, app and social channels, audiences turned to the BBC in record numbers to experience the drama however they wanted. ‘And with England now just two wins away from the World Cup Final, we’re looking forward to bringing audiences every moment of what promises to be another unforgettable chapter in this historic journey.’