World Cup 2026 on BBC: Watch coverage and daily TV schedule

World Cup 2026 is set to be a celebration of free-to-air TV in the UK.

Every single match – and there are 104 fixtures in what is the biggest World Cup ever – will be shown live on either BBC or ITV.

Gary Lineker may no longer be at the helm of the Beeb’s coverage but never fear, there is a top-quality cast of presenters, pundits, and commentators to take you through every twist and turn the tournament has to offer.

Radio Times brings you all the details on how to watch BBC coverage of the World Cup 2026.

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How to watch the World Cup 2026 on BBC

The BBC is set to show 54 matches throughout this summer’s tournament in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

The majority of games will be broadcast live on BBC One, though other channels will be used for the final round of group stage matches when games kick off simultaneously.

Viewers can also tune in to watch on BBC iPlayer or the BBC Sport website on a range of platforms, including laptops, mobiles, and tablets.

All 104 games at World Cup 2026 will be broadcast free-to-air, with BBC and ITV splitting the coverage for UK fans – though both will show the final.

England and Scotland World Cup 2026 games on BBC

BBC will show England’s second Group L match against Ghana, as well as, assuming they make it, their fixtures in the round of 32, round of 16, and semi-finals.

The broadcaster will also have live coverage of two of Scotland’s games in Group C – their opener against Haiti, which is their first World Cup fixture since 1998, and their final group match against Brazil.

World Cup 2026 BBC coverage schedule

All UK time. All subject to change. England and Scotland games in bold.

Group stage

Friday 12 June

• Group B: Canada v Bosnia & Herzegovina (8pm, Toronto Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Saturday 13 June

• Group D: USA v Paraguay (2am, Los Angeles Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group C: Brazil v Morocco (11pm, New York New Jersey Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Sunday 14 June

• Group C: Haiti v Scotland (2am, Boston Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Monday 15 June

• Group E: Ivory Coast v Ecuador (12am, Philadelphia Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group G: Belgium v Egypt (8pm, Seattle Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Tuesday 16 June

• Group G: Iran v New Zealand (2am, Los Angeles Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group I: France v Senegal (8pm, New York New Jersey Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group I: Iraq v Norway (11pm, Boston Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Wednesday 17 June

• Group J: Austria v Jordan (5am, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group K: Portugal v DR Congo (6pm, Houston Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Thursday 18 June

• Group K: Uzbekistan v Colombia (3am, Mexico City Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group A: Czech Republic v South Africa (5pm, Atlanta Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Friday 19 June

• Group A: Mexico v South Korea (2am, Guadalajara Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group D: USA v Australia (8pm, Seattle Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Saturday 20 June

• Group F: Netherlands v Sweden (6pm, Houston Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Sunday 21 June

• Group E: Ecuador v Curaçao (1am, Kansas City Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group F: Tunisia v Japan (5am, Monterrey Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group H: Spain v Saudi Arabia (5pm, Atlanta Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group H: Uruguay v Cape Verde (11pm, Miami Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Monday 22 June

• Group J: Argentina v Austria (6pm, Dallas Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group I: France v Iraq (10pm, Philadelphia Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Tuesday 23 June

• Group L: England v Ghana (9pm, Boston Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Wednesday 24 June

• Group L: Panama v Croatia (12am, Boston Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group C: Morocco v Haiti (11pm, Atlanta Stadium) BBC Two / BBC iPlayer
• Group C: Scotland v Brazil (11pm, Miami Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Thursday 25 June

• Group A: South Africa v South Korea (2am, Monterrey Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group A: Czech Republic v Mexico (2am, Mexico City Stadium) BBC Two / BBC iPlayer
• Group E: Curaçao v Ivory Coast (9pm, Philadelphia Stadium) BBC Two / BBC iPlayer
• Group E: Ecuador v Germany (9pm, New York New Jersey Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Friday 26 June

• Group F: Tunisia v Netherlands (12am, Kansas City Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group F: Japan v Sweden (12am, Dallas Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Saturday 27 June

• Group G: New Zealand v Belgium (4am, Vancouver Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group G: Egypt v Iran (4am, Seattle Stadium) BBC Two / BBC iPlayer

Sunday 28 June

• Group K: Colombia v Portugal (12:30am, Miami Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Group K: DR Congo v Uzbekistan (12:30am, Atlanta Stadium) BBC Two / BBC iPlayer
• Group J: Algeria v Austria (3am, Kansas City Stadium) BBC Two / BBC iPlayer
• Group J: Jordan v Argentina (3am, Dallas Stadium) BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Selections for the knockout stages to be confirmed in due course.

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