World Cup 2026 TV schedule: How to watch every game on BBC and ITV in the UK | OneFootball

The biggest World Cup ever has arrived, with 104 games set to take place over the next five weeks, as the US, Canada and Mexico host football’s most-prestigious competition.

Fans in the UK will naturally be keen to follow England and Scotland’s progress at the tournament, but every single game in the competition will be available to watch on free-to-air TV for UK viewers – meaning you can watch more than just the Three Lions’ and Tartan Army’s endeavours.

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.

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

World Cup 2026 TV schedule, UK

Thursday 11 June

Mexico vs South Africa (Group A) – 8pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Friday 12 June

South Korea vs Czech Republic (Group A) – 3am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Canada vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group B) – 8pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Saturday 13 June

USA vs Paraguay (Group D) – 2am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Qatar vs Switzerland (Group B) – 8pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Brazil vs Morocco (Group C) – 11pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Sunday 14 June

Haiti vs Scotland (Group C) – 2am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Australia vs Turkey (Group D) – 5am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Germany vs Curacao (Group E) – 6pm BST –  ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Netherlands vs Japan (Group F) – 9pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Monday 15 June

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

Ivory Coast vs Ecuador (Group E) – 12am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Sweden vs Tunisia (Group F) – 3am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Spain vs Cape Verde (Group H) – 5pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Belgium vs Egypt (Group G) – 8pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay (Group H) – 11pm BST –  ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Tuesday 16 June

Iran vs New Zealand (Group G) – 2am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

France vs Senegal (Group I) – 8pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Iraq vs Norway (Group I) – 11pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Wednesday 17 June

Argentina vs Algeria (Group J) – 2am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Austria vs Jordan (Group J) – 5am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Portugal vs DR Congo (Group K) – 6pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

England vs Croatia (Group L) – 9pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Thursday 18 June

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Alphonso Davies is one of Canada’s key players as the nation co-hosts the tournament (Getty)

Ghana vs Panama (Group L) – 12am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Uzbekistan vs Colombia (Group K) – 3am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Czech Republic vs South Africa (Group A) – 5pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Switzerland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group B) – 8pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Canada vs Qatar (Group B) – 11pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Friday 19 June

Mexico vs South Africa (Group A) – 2am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

USA vs Australia (Group D) – 8pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Scotland vs Morocco (Group C) – 11pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Saturday 20 June

Brazil vs Haiti (Group C) – 2am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Turkey vs Paraguay (Group D) – 5am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

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

Netherlands vs Sweden (Group F) – 6pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Germany vs Ivory Coast (Group E) – 9pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Sunday 21 June

Ecuador vs Curacao (Group E) – 1am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Tunisia vs Japan (Group F) – 5am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Spain vs Saudi Arabia (Group H) – 5pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Belgium vs Iran (Group G ) – 8pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Uruguay vs Cape Verde (Group H) – 11pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Monday 22 June

New Zealand vs Egypt (Group G) – 2am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Argentina vs Austria (Group J) – 6pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

France vs Iraq (Group I) – 10pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

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

Tuesday 23 June

Norway vs Senegal (Group I) – 1am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Jordan vs Algeria (Group J) – 4am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Portugal vs Uzbekistan (Group K) – 6pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

England vs Ghana (Group L) – 9pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Wednesday 24 June

Panama vs Croatia (Group L) – 12am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Colombia vs DR Congo (Group K) – 3am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Qatar (Group B) – 8pm BST – ITV 4, ITV X

Switzerland vs Canada (Group B) – 8pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Morocco vs Haiti (Group C) – 11pm BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Scotland vs Brazil (Group C) – 11pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

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Colombia star Luis Diaz speaking to media ahead of the World Cup (Getty)

Thursday 25 June

Czech Republic vs Mexico (Group A) – 2am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

South Africa vs South Korea (Group A) – 2am BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Curacao vs Ivory Coast (Group E) – 9pm BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Ecuador vs Germany (Group E) – 9pm BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Friday 26 June

Japan vs Sweden (Group F) – 12am BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Tunisia vs Netherlands (Group F) – 12am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Paraguay vs Australia (Group D) – 3am BST – ITV 4, ITV X

Turkey vs USA (Group D) – 3am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Norway vs France (Group I) – 8pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Senegal vs Iraq (Group I) – 8pm BST – ITV 4, ITV X

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

Saturday 27 June

Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia (Group H) – 1am BST – ITV 4, ITV X

Uruguay vs Spain (Group H) – 1am BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Egypt vs Iran (Group G) – 4am BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

New Zealand vs Belgium (Group G) – 4am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Croatia vs Ghana (Group L) – 10pm BST – ITV 4, ITV X

Panama vs England (Group L) – 10pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player

Sunday 28 June

Colombia vs Portugal (Group K) – 12.30am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

DR Congo vs Uzbekistan (Group K) – 12.30am BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Algeria vs Austria (Group J) – 3am BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Jordan vs Argentina (Group J) – 3am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website

Round of 32 (Runner-up A vs Runner-up B) – 8pm BST – TBC

Sunday 29 June

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

Round of 32 (Winner C vs Runner-up F) – 6pm BST – TBC

Round of 32 (Winner E vs Third place A/B/C/D/F) – 9.30pm BST – TBC

Tuesday 30 June

Round of 32 (Winner F vs Runner-up C) – 2am BST – TBC

Round of 32 (Runner-up E vs Runner-up I) – 6pm BST – TBC

Round of 32 (Winner I vs Third place C/D/F/G/H) – 10pm BST – TBC

Wednesday 1 July

Round of 32 (Winner A vs Third place C/E/F/H/I) – 2am BST – TBC

Round of 32 (Winner L vs Third place E/H/I/J/K) – 5pm BST – TBC

Round of 32 (Winner G vs Third place A/E/H/I/J) – 9pm BST – TBC

Thursday 2 July

Round of 32 (Winner D vs Third place B/E/F/I/J) – 1am BST – TBC

Round of 32 (Winner H vs Runner-up J) – 8pm BST – TBC

Friday 3 July

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

Round of 32 (Runner-up K vs Runner-up L) – 12am BST – TBC

Round of 32 (Winner B vs Third place E/F/G/I/J) – 4am BST – TBC

Round of 32 (Runner-up D vs Runner-up G) – 7pm BST – TBC

Round of 32 (Winner J vs Runner-up H) – 11pm BST – TBC

Saturday 4 July

Round of 32 (Winner K vs Runner-up D/E/I/J/L) – 2.30am BST – TBC

Round of 16 – 6pm BST – TBC

Round of 16 – 10pm BST – TBC

Sunday 5 July

Round of 16 – 9pm BST – TBC

Monday 6 July

Round of 16 – 1am BST – TBC

Round of 16 – 8pm BST – TBC

Tuesday 7 July

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

Round of 16 – 1am BST – TBC

Round of 16 – 5pm BST – TBC

Round of 16 – 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

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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