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BBC Sport·about 1 month ago

How to watch the World Cup on the BBC and ITV

Image caption, Scotland are in Group C alongside Brazil, Haiti and Morocco

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Scotland are in Group C alongside Brazil, Haiti and Morocco

The BBC will broadcast Scotland's first men's World Cup match since 1998, when they take on Haiti on 14 June, as well as their final group match against Brazil.

England's second group match - against Ghana on 23 June - will also be shown on BBC, as well as their knockout fixtures in the last 32, last 16, and semi-final provided they reach those stages.

England's other Group L matches - against Croatia and Panama - and Scotland's meeting with Morocco will be shown on ITV.

The BBC will have three of the top four picks in the round of 16 and three of the top five picks in the round of 32.

Defending champions Argentina will have their group meetings with Austria and Jordan shown live on the BBC.

The BBC will also show two group matches apiece for 2022 finalists France, five-time champions Brazil, the Netherlands and Portugal.

"We can't wait to bring you the Fifa Men's World Cup," said director of BBC Sport Alex Kay-Jelski.

"From (hopefully) England knockout games live on BBC1 and iPlayer to Scotland's crunch matches with Haiti and Brazil to glamour games featuring Messi, Mbappe, Ronaldo, Yamal, Salah, Haaland, and more, we will bring you the drama and analysis of the moments that matter.

"And the ones you can't stay up for, we will have you covered the next morning too."

Niall Sloane, ITV director of sport, said: "We are proud to broadcast the FIFA World Cup here at ITV and ensure it stays free-to-air for the UK audience to enjoy all summer."

The 2026 World Cup will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, the first time the tournament will be staged by three different nations.

The opening match will take place on 11 June 2026 in Mexico City, with the final on 19 July in New Jersey.

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11 June: Mexico v South Africa (20:00 BST) - ITV

12 June: South Korea v Czech Republic (03:00) - ITV

12 June: Canada v Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:00) - BBC

13 June: Qatar v Switzerland (20:00) - ITV

14 June: Australia v Turkey (05:00) - ITV

14 June: Netherlands v Japan (21:00) - ITV

15 June: Ivory Coast v Ecuador (00:00) - BBC

15 June: Spain v Cape Verde (17:00) - ITV

15 June: Saudi Arabia v Uruguay (23:00) - ITV

16 June: Iran v New Zealand (02:00) - BBC

17 June: Argentina v Algeria (02:00) - ITV

17 June: Portugal v DR Congo (18:00) - BBC

18 June: Uzbekistan v Colombia (03:00) - BBC

18 June: Czech Republic v South Africa (17:00) - BBC

18 June: Switzerland v Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:00) - ITV

19 June: Mexico v South Korea (02:00) - BBC

19 June: Scotland v Morocco (23:00) - ITV

20 June: Netherlands v Sweden (18:00) - BBC

20 June: Germany v Ivory Coast (21:00) - ITV

21 June: Spain v Saudi Arabia (17:00) - BBC

21 June: Cape Verde v Uruguay (23:00) - BBC

22 June: Egypt v New Zealand (02:00) - ITV

22 June: Argentina v Austria (18:00) - BBC

23 June: Portugal v Uzbekistan (18:00) - ITV

24 June: Colombia v DR Congo (03:00) - ITV

24 June: Canada v Switzerland & Bosnia-Herzegovina v Qatar (20:00) - ITV

24 June: Scotland v Brazil & Morocco v Haiti (23:00) - BBC

25 June: Mexico v Czech Republic & South Africa v South Korea (02:00) - BBC

25 June: Germany v Ecuador & Curacao v Ivory Coast (21:00) - BBC

26 June: Turkey v USA & Paraguay v Australia (03:00) - ITV

26 June: Japan v Sweden & Netherlands v Tunisia (00:00) - BBC

26 June: France v Norway & Senegal v Iraq (20:00) - ITV

27 June: Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia & Uruguay v Spain (01:00) - ITV

27 June: Egypt v Iran & New Zealand v Belgium (04:00) - BBC

27 June: England v Panama & Croatia v Ghana (22:00) - ITV

28 June: Algeria v Austria & Argentina v Jordan (03:00) - BBC

28 June: Colombia v Portugal & DR Congo v Uzbekistan (00:30) - BBC

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