World Cup 2026 radio coverage: Listen to live matches on radio and online

Live football and the radio are a match made in heaven. Nothing serves as a clearer reminder of that fact than the World Cup.

The best radio commentaries – and in the UK, the offering is second to none – transport you to the stadium and into the heart of the drama as it unfolds.

Given the 2026 tournament is the biggest ever, with 48 teams and 104 matches, and is being played halfway around the world in Canada, Mexico and the United States, being able to tune in to live commentaries from anywhere is vital to ensure you don’t miss any of the big moments.

Radio Times brings you all the details for listening to World Cup 2026 on the radio this summer.

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World Cup 2026 on radio

Fans can tune in for extensive radio coverage of World Cup 2026 via BBC and talkSPORT this summer.

BBC Radio 5 Live will have 92 live commentaries and coverage of all 104 games, while there will be live commentary of every single match on talkSPORT.

BBC Radio 5 Live is available on DAB radio, MW 693 kHz, 909 kHz and 990 kHz, or you can tune into the station via most TV packages. Radio 5 Sports Extra is only available on DAB radio, online or via the BBC Sounds app.

talkSPORT is available on DAB radio, predominantly MW 1089 kHz though you may need to check their official website for some localised frequencies for talkSPORT, and like the BBC, you can tune in via most TV packages.

Listen to World Cup 2026 online

You can listen to every match broadcast on BBC via BBC Sounds online and through the app. This includes matches on Radio 5 Live and Radio 5 Sports Extra.

This is the easiest way to tune in to listen, with coverage available on a host of devices from laptops and computers to portable devices such as smartphones and tablets.

talkSPORT is available via its website and through the talkSPORT app, also available on a range of mobile devices.

World Cup 2026 radio schedule

All UK time. Subject to change. On BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT unless specified.

Group stage

Thursday 11 June

• Group A: Mexico v South Africa (8pm, Mexico City Stadium)

Friday 12 June

• Group A: South Korea v Czech Republic (3am, Guadalajara Stadium)
• Group B: Canada v Bosnia & Herzegovina (8pm, Toronto Stadium)

Saturday 13 June

• Group D: USA v Paraguay (2am, Los Angeles Stadium)
• Group B: Qatar v Switzerland (8pm, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
• Group C: Brazil v Morocco (11pm, New York New Jersey Stadium)

Sunday 14 June

• Group C: Haiti v Scotland (2am, Boston Stadium)
• Group D: Australia v Turkey (5am, Vancouver Stadium)
• Group E: Germany v Curaçao (6pm, Houston Stadium)
• Group F: Netherlands v Japan (9pm, Dallas Stadium)

Monday 15 June

• Group E: Ivory Coast v Ecuador (12am, Philadelphia Stadium)
• Group F: Sweden v Tunisia (3am, Monterrey Stadium)
• Group H: Spain v Cape Verde (5pm, Atlanta Stadium)
• Group G: Belgium v Egypt (8pm, Seattle Stadium)
• Group H: Saudi Arabia v Uruguay (11pm, Miami Stadium)

Tuesday 16 June

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

Wednesday 17 June

• Group J: Argentina v Algeria (2am, Kansas City Stadium)
• Group J: Austria v Jordan (5am, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
• Group K: Portugal v DR Congo (6pm, Houston Stadium)
• Group L: England v Croatia (9pm, Dallas Stadium)

Thursday 18 June

• Group L: Ghana v Panama (12am, Toronto Stadium)
• Group K: Uzbekistan v Colombia (3am, Mexico City Stadium)
• Group A: Czech Republic v South Africa (5pm, Atlanta Stadium)
• Group B: Switzerland v Bosnia & Herzegovina (8pm, Los Angeles Stadium)
• Group B: Canada v Qatar (11pm, Vancouver Stadium)

Friday 19 June

• Group A: Mexico v South Korea (2am, Guadalajara Stadium)
• Group D: USA v Australia (8pm, Seattle Stadium)
• Group C: Scotland v Morocco (11pm, Boston Stadium)

Saturday 20 June

• Group C: Brazil v Haiti (1:30am, Philadelphia Stadium)
• Group D: Turkey v Paraguay (4am, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
• Group F: Netherlands v Sweden (6pm, Houston Stadium)
• Group E: Germany v Ivory Coast (9pm, Toronto Stadium)

Sunday 21 June

• Group E: Ecuador v Curaçao (1am, Kansas City Stadium)
• Group F: Tunisia v Japan (5am, Monterrey Stadium)
• Group H: Spain v Saudi Arabia (5pm, Atlanta Stadium)
• Group G: Belgium v Iran (8pm, Los Angeles Stadium)
• Group H: Uruguay v Cape Verde (11pm, Miami Stadium)

Monday 22 June

• Group G: New Zealand v Egypt (2am, Vancouver Stadium)
• Group J: Argentina v Austria (6pm, Dallas Stadium)
• Group I: France v Iraq (10pm, Philadelphia Stadium)

Tuesday 23 June

• Group I: Norway v Senegal (1am, Toronto Stadium)
• Group J: Jordan v Algeria (4am, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
• Group K: Portugal v Uzbekistan (6pm, Houston Stadium)
• Group L: England v Ghana (9pm, Boston Stadium)

Wednesday 24 June

• Group L: Panama v Croatia (12am, Boston Stadium)
• Group K: Colombia v DR Congo (3am, Guadalajara Stadium)
• Group B: Switzerland v Canada (8pm, Vancouver Stadium)
• Group B: Bosnia & Herzegovina v Qatar (8pm, Seattle Stadium)
• Group C: Morocco v Haiti (11pm, Atlanta Stadium)
• Group C: Scotland v Brazil (11pm, Miami Stadium)

Thursday 25 June

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

Friday 26 June

• Group F: Tunisia v Netherlands (12am, Kansas City Stadium)
• Group F: Japan v Sweden (12am, Dallas Stadium)
• Group D: Turkey v USA (3am, Los Angeles Stadium)
• Group D: Paraguay v Australia (3am, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
• Group I: Norway v France (8pm, Boston Stadium)
• Group I: Senegal v Iraq (8pm, Toronto Stadium)

Saturday 27 June

• Group H: Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia (1am, Houston Stadium)
• Group H: Uruguay v Spain (1am, Guadalajara Stadium)
• Group G: New Zealand v Belgium (4am, Vancouver Stadium)
• Group G: Egypt v Iran (4am, Seattle Stadium)
• Group L: Panama v England (10pm, New York New Jersey Stadium)
• Group L: Croatia v Ghana (10pm, Philadelphia Stadium)

Sunday 28 June

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

Round of 32

Sunday 28 June

• Round of 32: Group A runners-up v Group B runners-up (8pm, Los Angeles Stadium)

Monday 29 June

• Round of 32: Group C winners v Group F runners-up (6pm, Houston Stadium)
• Round of 32: Group E winners v best 3rd place (9:30pm, Boston Stadium)

Tuesday 30 June

• Round of 32: Group F winners v Group C runners-up (2am, Monterrey Stadium)
• Round of 32: Group E runners-up v Group I runners-up (6pm, Dallas Stadium)
• Round of 32: Group I winners v best 3rd place (10pm, New York New Jersey Stadium)

Wednesday 1 July

• Round of 32: Group A winners v best 3rd place (2am, Mexico City Stadium)
• Round of 32: Group L winners v best 3rd place (5pm, Atlanta Stadium)
• Round of 32: Group G winners v best 3rd place (9pm, Seattle Stadium)

Thursday 2 July

• Round of 32: Group D winners v best 3rd place (1am, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium)
• Round of 32: Group H winners v Group J runners-up (8pm, Los Angeles Stadium)

Friday 3 July

• Round of 32: Group K runners-up v Group L runners-up (12am, Toronto Stadium)
• Round of 32: Group B winners v best 3rd place (4am, Vancouver Stadium)
• Round of 32: Group D runners-up v Group G runners-up (7pm, Dallas Stadium)
• Round of 32: Group J winners v Group H runners-up (11pm, Miami Stadium)

Saturday 4 July

• Round of 32: Group K winners v best 3rd place (2:30am, Kansas City Stadium)

Round of 16

Saturday 4 July

• Round of 16: TBC v TBC (6pm, Houston Stadium)
• Round of 16: TBC v TBC (10pm, Philadelphia Stadium)

Sunday 5 July

• Round of 16: TBC v TBC (9pm, New York New Jersey Stadium)

Monday 6 July

• Round of 16: TBC v TBC (1am, Mexico City Stadium)
• Round of 16: TBC v TBC (8pm, Dallas Stadium)

Tuesday 7 July

• Round of 16: TBC v TBC (1am, Seattle Stadium)
• Round of 16: TBC v TBC (5pm, Atlanta Stadium)
• Round of 16: TBC v TBC (9pm, Vancouver Stadium)

Quarter-finals

Thursday 9 July

• Quarter-final: TBC v TBC (9pm, Boston Stadium)

Friday 10 July

• Quarter-final: TBC v TBC (8pm, Los Angeles Stadium)

Saturday 11 July

• Quarter-final: TBC v TBC (10pm, Miami Stadium)

Sunday 12 July

• Quarter-final: TBC v TBC (2am, Kansas City Stadium)

Semi-finals

Tuesday 14 July

• Semi-final: TBC v TBC (8pm, Dallas Stadium)

Wednesday 15 July

• Semi-final: TBC v TBC (8pm, Atlanta Stadium)

Third-place play-off

Saturday 18 July

• Third-place play-off: TBC v TBC (10pm, Miami Stadium)

Final

Sunday 19 July

• Final: TBC v TBC (8pm, New York New Jersey Stadium)

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