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World Cup 2026 TV schedule: How to watch every knockout game live in the UK – UK Times

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The last-32 of the 2026 World Cup is delivering bucketloads of drama for fans to watch live on television.

Every single game in the competition is available to watch on free-to-air TV for UK viewers – including tonight’s clash between England and DR Congo.

England fans will be keen to follow the Three Lions’ progress despite time differences
England fans will be keen to follow the Three Lions’ progress despite time differences (PA)

Of course, you do have to factor in the time difference, with the kinder kick-off times including slots at 6pm BST and 8pm BST, while there are games throughout the night for UK viewers.

Here’s how you can watch every game at the 2026 World Cup on the BBC and ITV – and STV in Scotland.

World Cup 2026 TV schedule, UK

Knockout stages

Sunday 28 June

South Africa 0-1 Canada (Round of 32)

Monday 29 June

In 2022, led by Lionel Messi, Argentina ended a 36-year wait for their third World Cup trophy
In 2022, led by Lionel Messi, Argentina ended a 36-year wait for their third World Cup trophy (Getty)

Brazil 2-1 Japan (Round of 32)

Germany 1-1 (3-4 pens) Paraguay (Round of 32)

Tuesday 30 June

Netherlands 1-1 (2-3 pens) Morocco (Round of 32)

Ivory Coast 1-2 Norway (Round of 32)

France 3-0 Sweden (Round of 32)

Wednesday 1 July

Mexico 2-0 Ecuador (Round of 32)

England vs DR Congo (Round of 32) – 5pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Belgium vs Senegal (Round of 32) – 9pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Thursday 2 July

USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (Round of 32) – 1am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Spain vs Austria (Round of 32) – 8pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Friday 3 July

The New York New Jersey stadium will be a key venue this summer, hosting the final among other games
The New York New Jersey stadium will be a key venue this summer, hosting the final among other games (Getty)

Portugal vs Croatia (Round of 32) – 12am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Switzerland vs Algeria (Round of 32) – 4am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Australia vs Egypt (Round of 32) – 7pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Argentina vs Cape Verde (Round of 32) – 11pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Saturday 4 July

Colombia vs Ghana (Round of 32) – 2.30am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Canada vs Morocco (Round of 16) – 6pm BST – TBC

Paraguay vs France (Round of 16) – 10pm BST – TBC

Sunday 5 July

Brazil vs Norway (Round of 16) – 9pm BST – TBC

Monday 6 July

Mexico vs England or DR Congo (Round of 16) – 1am BST – TBC

Portugal or Croatia vs Spain or Austria – 8pm BST – TBC

Tuesday 7 July

This Germany fan and many others will be keen to see the team add a fifth star to their jersey
This Germany fan and many others will be keen to see the team add a fifth star to their jersey (Reuters)

USA or Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Belgium or Senegal – 1am BST – TBC

Argentina or Cape Verde vs Australia or Egypt – 5pm BST – TBC

Switzerland or Algeria vs Colombia or Ghana – 9pm BST – TBC

Thursday 9 July

Quarter-final – 9pm BST – TBC

Friday 10 July

Quarter-final – 8pm BST – TBC

Saturday 11 July

Quarter-final – 10pm BST – TBC

Sunday 12 July

Fifa president Gianni Infantino (right) with US president Donald Trump
Fifa president Gianni Infantino (right) with US president Donald Trump (PA)

Quarter-final – 2am BST – TBC

Tuesday 14 July

Semi-final – 8pm BST – TBC

Wednesday 15 July

Semi-final – 8pm BST – TBC

Saturday 18 July

Third-place play-off – 10pm BST – TBC

Sunday 19 July

Final – 8pm BST – TBC

Group stage results

Thursday 11 June

Mexico 2-0 South Africa (Group A)

Friday 12 June

South Korea 2-1 Czech Republic (Group A)

Canada 1-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group B)

Saturday 13 June

USA 4-1 Paraguay (Group D)

Qatar 1-1 Switzerland (Group B)

Brazil 1-1 Morocco (Group C)

Sunday 14 June

Haiti 0-1 Scotland (Group C)

Australia 2-0 Turkey (Group D)

Germany 7-1 Curacao (Group E)

Netherlands 2-2 Japan (Group F)

Monday 15 June

Spain will enter the World Cup as European champions, just as they did in 2010
Spain will enter the World Cup as European champions, just as they did in 2010 (Getty)

Ivory Coast 1-0 Ecuador (Group E)

Sweden 5-1 Tunisia (Group F)

Spain 0-0 Cape Verde (Group H)

Belgium 1-1 Egypt (Group G)

Saudi Arabia 1-1 Uruguay (Group H)

Tuesday 16 June

Iran 2-2 New Zealand (Group G)

France 3-1 Senegal (Group I)

Iraq 1-3 Norway (Group I)

Wednesday 17 June

Argentina 3-0 Algeria (Group J)

Austria 3-1 Jordan (Group J)

Portugal 1-1 DR Congo (Group K)

England 4-2 Croatia (Group L)

Thursday 18 June

Ghana 1-0 Panama (Group L)

Uzbekistan 1-3 Colombia (Group K)

Czech Republic 1-1 South Africa (Group A)

Switzerland 4-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group B)

Canada 6-0 Qatar (Group B)

Jonathan David netted a hat-trick against Qatar
Jonathan David netted a hat-trick against Qatar (Reuters)

Friday 19 June

Mexico 1-0 South Korea (Group A)

USA 2-0 Australia (Group D)

Scotland 0-1 Morocco (Group C)

Saturday 20 June

Brazil 3-0 Haiti (Group C)

Turkey 0-1 Paraguay (Group D)

Vini Jr, shown in the background, is one of Brazil’s most-popular players
Vini Jr, shown in the background, is one of Brazil’s most-popular players (AFP/Getty)

Netherlands 5-1 Sweden (Group F)

Germany 2-1 Ivory Coast (Group E)

Sunday 21 June

Ecuador 0-0 Curacao (Group E)

Tunisia 1-5 Japan (Group F)

Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia (Group H)

Belgium 0-0 Iran (Group G )

Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde (Group H)

Monday 22 June

New Zealand 1-3 Egypt (Group G)

Argentina 2-0 Austria (Group J)

France 3-0 Iraq (Group I)

Mohamed Salah will captain Egypt at the World Cup
Mohamed Salah will captain Egypt at the World Cup (Getty)

Tuesday 23 June

Norway 3-2 Senegal (Group I)

Jordan 1-2 Algeria (Group J)

Portugal 5-0 Uzbekistan (Group K)

England 0-0 Ghana (Group L)

Wednesday 24 June

Panama 0-1 Croatia (Group L)

Colombia 1-0 DR Congo (Group K) 

Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1 Qatar (Group B)

Switzerland 2-1 Canada (Group B)

Morocco 4-2 Haiti (Group C)

Scotland 0-3 Brazil (Group C)

Thursday 25 June

Czech Republic 0-3 Mexico (Group A)

South Africa 1-0 South Korea (Group A)

Curacao 0-2 Ivory Coast (Group E)

Ecuador 2-1 Germany (Group E)

Friday 26 June

Japan 1-1 Sweden (Group F)

Tunisia 1-3 Netherlands (Group F)

Paraguay 0-0 Australia (Group D)

Turkey 3-2 USA (Group D)

Norway 1-4 France (Group I)

Senegal 5-0 Iraq (Group I)

Kylian Mbappe won the World Cup aged just 19 in 2018
Kylian Mbappe won the World Cup aged just 19 in 2018 (Getty)

Saturday 27 June

Cape Verde 0-0 Saudi Arabia (Group H)

Uruguay 0-1 Spain (Group H)

Egypt 1-1 Iran (Group G)

New Zealand 1-5 Belgium (Group G)

Croatia 2-1 Ghana (Group L)

Panama 0-2 England (Group L)

Sunday 28 June

Colombia 0-0 Portugal (Group K)

DR Congo 3-1 Uzbekistan (Group K)

Algeria 3-3 Austria (Group J)

Jordan 1-3 Argentina (Group J)

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