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

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World Cup Insider

The end of the 2026 World Cup is nigh, making every moment between now and Sunday’s final unmissable.

Every single game from the competition has been available to watch on free-to-air TV for UK viewers., with the BBC and ITV sharing coverage right through to the decider.

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)

The time difference has provided a challenge for European audiences, with some games kicking off in the early hours – though their are kinder start times for the semi-finals and final.

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

Semi-finals

Tuesday 14 July

France vs Spain (Semi-final) – 8pm BST – ITV1 / STV / ITVX / STV Player

Wednesday 15 July

England vs Argentina (Semi-final) – 8pm BST – BBC One / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport Website

Finals

Saturday 18 July

Third-place play-off – 10pm BST – TBC

Sunday 19 July

Final – 8pm BST – BBC and ITV

Round-of-32

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 2-1 DR Congo (Round of 32)

Belgium 3-2 Senegal A.E.T. (Round of 32)

Thursday 2 July

USA 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Round of 32)

Spain 3-0 Austria (Round of 32)

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 2-1 Croatia (Round of 32)

Switzerland 2-0 Algeria (Round of 32)

Australia 1-1 (2-4 pens) Egypt (Round of 32)

Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde A.E.T. (Round of 32)

Saturday 4 July

Colombia 1-0 Ghana (Round of 32)

Last-16

Saturday 4 July

Canada 0-3 Morocco (Round of 16)

Paraguay 0-1 France (Round of 16)

Sunday 5 July

Brazil 1-2 Norway (Round of 16)

Monday 6 July

Mexico 2-3 England (Round of 16)

Portugal 0-1 Spain (Round of 16)

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 1-4 Belgium (Round of 16)

Argentina 3-2 Egypt (Round of 16)

Switzerland 0-0 (4-3 pens) Colombia (Round of 16)

Quarter-finals

Thursday 9 July

France 2-0 Morocco (Quarter-final)

Friday 10 July

Spain 2-1 Belgium (Quarter-final)

Saturday 11 July

Norway 1-2 England A.E.T. (Quarter-final)

Sunday 12 July

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

Argentina 3-1 Switzerland A.E.T. (Quarter-final)

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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