How to watch first full week of World Cup group games in UK | OneFootball

The 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway this evening in what is set to be the biggest edition in the tournament’s history, featuring at least 104 televised matches spread across five weeks.

The 20th World Cup will be staged across the United States, Mexico and Canada, who are jointly hosting the tournament welcoming 48 teams to take part – expanded from the usual 32 nations by adding a further 16 sides.

The change in January, introduced in the latest cycle, has added 16 more teams to the competition, giving more countries the opportunity to showcase their talent on football’s biggest stage.

Goal difference could become more important to teams’ tournaments than ever before, since despite there being more third-place sides going through to the knockouts one win might not be enough based on historical results.

As matches are staged across the United States, Mexico and Canada, viewers based in the UK will also need to factor in the time difference, with some games kicking off as late as 3am and as early as 5am (BST).

The fixtures this week will be split between the BBC and ITV, with 19 matches selected for BBC coverage and a further 20 shown live on ITV. Here is FromTheSpot’s guide on how to watch all matches up until Sunday 21st of June for UK viewers.

to this week’s fixturesincluding how to watch them and their kick-off times in the UK.

Thursday, June 11th

Group A: Mexico v South Africa at 8pm, live on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player.

Friday, June 12th

Group A: South Korea v Czech Republic at 3am, live on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player.

Group B: Canada v Bosnia-Herzegovina at 8pm, live on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website.

Saturday, June 13th

Group D: USA v Paraguay at 2am, live on BBC One/ BBC iPlayer/ BBC Sport website.

Group B: Qatar v Switzerland at 8pm, live on ITV 1/ITV X/ STV/STV Player.

Group C: Brazil v Morocco at 11pm, live on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website.

Sunday, June 14th

Group C: Haiti v Scotland at 2am, live on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website.

Group D: Australia v Turkey at 5am, live on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player.

Group E: Germany v Curacao at 6pm, live on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player.

Group F: Netherlands v Japan at 9pm, live on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player.

Monday, June 15th

Group E: Ivory Coast v Ecuador at 12am, on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/ BBC Sport website.

Group F: Sweden v Tunisia at 3am, on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player.

Group G: Belgium v Egypt at 8pm, on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website.

Group H:

Spain v Cape Verde at 5pm, on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player.

Saudi Arabia v Uruguay at 11pm, on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player.

Tuesday, June 16th

Group G: Iran v New Zealand at 2am, live on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website.

Group I:

France v Senegal at 8pm, live on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website.

Iraq v Norway at 11pm, live on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website.

Wednesday, June 17th

Group J matches: Argentina v Algeria at 2am, live on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player.

Austria v Jordan at 5am, live on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player.

Group K: Portugal v DR Congo at 6pm, live on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website.

Group L: England v Croatia at 9pm, live on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player

Thursday, June 18th

Group L: Ghana v Panama at 12am, live on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player.

Group K: Uzbekistan v Colombia at 3am, live on BBC One/ BBC iPlayer/ BBC Sport website.

Group A: Czech Republic v South Africa at 5pm, live on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website.

Group B:

Switzerland v Bosnia-Herzegovina at 8pm, live on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/ STV Player.

Canada v Qatar at 11pm, live on– ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player.

Friday, June 19th

Group A: Mexico v South Africa at 2am, live on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website.

Group D: USA v Australia at 8pm, live on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website.

Group C: Scotland v Morocco at 11pm, live on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player.

Saturday, June 20th

Group: C Brazil v Haiti at 2am, live on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player.

Group D: Turkey v Paraguay at 5am, live on ITV 1/ ITV X/ STV/ STV Player.

Group F: Netherlands v Sweden at 6pm, live on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website.

Group E: Germany v Ivory Coast at 9pm, live on ITV 1/ITV X/STV/STV Player.

Sunday, June 21st

Group E: Ecuador v Curacao at 1am, live on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website.

Group F: Tunisia v Japan at 5am, live on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website.

Group G: Belgium v Iran at 8pm, live on ITV 1/ITV X/ STV/STV Player.

Group H:

Spain v Saudi Arabia at 5pm, live on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport. website

Uruguay v Cape Verde at 11pm, live on BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport. website