What channel is the World Cup on in the UK? How to watch World Cup 2026 in the UK? How to watch the World Cup in the UK for free? Who will broadcast the World Cup in 2026? What channel is soccer on in the UK? Find the answer to all these questions as Sportsmaona publishes the FIFA World Cup 2026 UK TV Schedule with Kick-Off Times.
World Cup UK TV Schedule
| FIFA WC 2026 Fixtures | Kick-Off Time | 2026 FIFA World Cup TV Schedule UK |
| Thursday, 11th June |  | |
| Mexico v South Africa – Group A | 8 pm BST, 7 pm GMT | ITV1, STV, ITVX, STV Player |
| Friday, 12th June | Â | |
| Korea Republic v Czechia – Group A | 3 pm BST, 2 am GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Canada v Bosnia and Herzegovina – Group B | 8Â pm BST, 7 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Saturday, 13th June | Â | |
| USA v Paraguay – Group D | 2 am BST, 1 am GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Qatar v Switzerland – Group B | 8  pm BST, 7 pm GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Brazil v Morocco – Group C | 11 pm BST, 10 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Sunday, 14th June | Â | |
| Haiti v Scotland – Group C | 2 am BST, 1 am GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Australia v Türkiye – Group D | 5 am BST, 4 am GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Germany v Curaçao – Group E | 6 pm BST, 5 pm GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Netherlands v Japan – Group F | 9 pm BST, 8 pm GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Monday, 15th June | Â | |
| Côte d’Ivoire v Ecuador – Group E | 12 am BST, 11 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Sweden v Tunisia – Group F | 3 am BST, 2 am GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Spain v Cabo Verde – Group H | 5 pm BST, 4 pm GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Belgium v Egypt – Group G | 8 pm BST, 7 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Saudi Arabia v Uruguay – Group H | 11 pm BST, 10 pm GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Tuesday, 16th June | Â | |
| IR Iran v New Zealand – Group G | 2 am BST, 1 am GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| France v Senegal – Group I | 8 pm BST, 7 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Iraq v Norway – Group I | 11 pm BST, 10 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Wednesday, 17th June | Â | |
| Argentina v Algeria – Group J | 2 am BST, 1 am GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Austria v Jordan – Group J | 5 am BST, 4 am GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Portugal v Congo DR – Group K | 6 pm BST, 5 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| England v Croatia – Group L | 9 pm BST, 8 pm GMT | ITV1, STV, ITVX, STV Player |
| Thursday, 18th June | Â | |
| Ghana v Panama – Group L | 12 am BST, 11 pm GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Uzbekistan v Colombia – Group K | 3 am BST, 2 am GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Czechia v South Africa – Group A | 5 pm BST, 4 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Switzerland v Bosnia and Herzegovina – Group B | 8 pm BST, 7 pm GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Canada v Qatar – Group B | 11 pm BST, 10 pm GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Friday, 19th June | Â | |
| Mexico v Korea Republic – Group A | 2 am BST, 1 am GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| USA v Australia – Group D | 8 pm BST, 7 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Scotland v Morocco – Group C | 11 pm BST, 10 pm GMT | ITV1, STV, ITVX, STV Player |
| Saturday, 20th June | Â | |
| Brazil v Haiti – Group C | 1:30 am BST, 12:30 am GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Türkiye v Paraguay – Group D | 4 am BST, 3 am GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Netherlands v Sweden – Group F | 6 pm BST, 5 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Germany v Côte d’Ivoire – Group E | 9 pm BST, 8 pm GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Sunday, 21st June | Â | |
| Ecuador v Curaçao – Group E | 1 am BST, 12 am GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Tunisia v Japan – Group F | 5 am BST, 4 am GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Spain v Saudi Arabia – Group H | 5 pm BST, 4 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Belgium v IR Iran – Group G | 8 pm BST, 7 pm GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Uruguay v Cabo Verde – Group H | 11 pm BST, 10 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Monday, 22nd June | Â | |
| New Zealand v Egypt – Group G | 2 am BST, 1 am GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Argentina v Austria – Group J | 6 pm BST, 5 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| France v Iraq – Group I | 10 pm BST, 9 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Tuesday, 23rd June | Â | |
| Norway v Senegal – Group I | 1 am BST, 12 am GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Jordan v Algeria – Group J | 4 am BST, 3 am GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Portugal v Uzbekistan – Group K | 6 pm BST, 5 pm GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| England v Ghana – Group L | 9 pm BST, 8 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Wednesday, 24th June | Â | |
| Panama v Croatia – Group L | 12 am BST, 11 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Colombia v Congo DR – Group K | 3 am BST, 2 am GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Switzerland v Canada – Group B | 8 pm BST, 7 pm GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina v Qatar – Group B | 8 pm BST, 7 pm GMT | ITV4, ITVX |
| Scotland v Brazil – Group C | 11 pm BST, 10 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Morocco v Haiti – Group C | 11 pm BST, 10 pm GMT | BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Thursday, 25th June | Â | |
| Czechia v Mexico – Group A | 2 am BST, 1 am GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| South Africa v Korea Republic – Group A | 2 am BST, 1 am GMT | BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Curaçao v Côte d’Ivoire – Group E | 9 pm BST, 8 pm GMT | BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Ecuador v Germany – Group E | 9 pm BST, 8 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Friday, 26th June | Â | |
| Japan v Sweden – Group F | 12 am BST, 11 pm GMT | BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Tunisia v Netherlands – Group F | 12 am BST, 11 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Türkiye v USA – Group D | 3 pm BST, 2 am GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Paraguay v Australia – Group D | 3 pm BST, 2 am GMT | ITV4, ITVX |
| Norway v France – Group I | 8 pm BST, 7 pm GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Senegal v Iraq – Group I | 8 pm BST, 7 pm GMT | ITV4, ITVX |
| Saturday, 27th June | Â | |
| Cabo Verde v Saudi Arabia – Group H | 1 am BST, 12 am GMT | ITV4, ITVX |
| Uruguay v Spain – Group H | 1 am BST, 12 am GMT | ITV1, ITVX |
| Egypt v IR Iran – Group G | 4 am BST, 3 am GMT | BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| New Zealand v Belgium – Group G | 4 am BST, 3 am GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Panama v England – Group L | 10 pm BST, 9 pm GMT | ITV1, STV, ITVX, STV Player |
| Croatia v Ghana – Group L | 10 pm BST, 9 pm GMT | ITV4, ITVX |
| Sunday, 28th June | Â | |
| Colombia v Portugal – Group K | 12:30 am BST, 11:30 pm GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Congo DR v Uzbekistan – Group K | 12:30 am BST, 11:30 pm GMT | BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Algeria v Austria – Group J | 3 am BST, 2 am GMT | BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
| Jordan v Argentina – Group J | 3 am BST, 2 am GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website |
- We will update the World Cup UK TV Schedule for the knockout stage later here.
How to watch World Cup 2026 in the UK?
You can watch the FIFA World Cup 2026 live in the UK on TV channels or even through online streaming platforms. So, television broadcasts and online streams are both available. Thus, one can catch all 104 FIFA Football WC games live from anywhere in the United Kingdom.
What channel is the World Cup on in the UK?
BBC & ITV share the FIFA World Cup matches broadcast rights in the United Kingdom. STV also shows the selected ITV fixtures live in Scotland. Most matches are on BBC One & ITV1. However, during the double-header windows, matches will be on BBC Two and ITV4 as well.
| World Cup 2026 on UK TV | Where to watch the FIFA World Cup in the UK? | Coverage Details |
| BBC | BBC One | The majority of the BBC Coverage in the entire UK |
| BBC Two | Few BBC games during the double-header windows | |
| ITV | ITV1 | The majority of the ITV Coverage in the entire UK |
| ITV4 | Few ITV games during the double-header windows | |
| STV | STV | Selected ITV coverage only in Scotland |
How to watch the World Cup in the UK for free?
Well, the FIFA World Cup 2026 is actually free to watch in the UK, based on the fact that you do not need to pay any extra fees if you have a valid UK TV license. So, if you have an activated UK Television License, you can stream the games for free online via ITVX (ITV games) and BBC iPlayer or BBC Sport Website (BBC Coverage).
