BBC and ITV have unveiled the UK TV broadcast picks for the group stage of 2026 FIFA World Cup.
BBC will broadcast 38 group-stage matches which include Scotland’s opener against Haiti at 2am BST on Sunday 14 June and their final group match against Brazil on Wednesday 24 June at 11pm.
ITV will air Scotland’s second group match against Morocco on Friday 19 June at 11pm.
BBC will also air England’s second group match against Ghana at 9pm on Tuesday 23 June, whilst ITV have the Three Lions’ clashes against Croatia and Panama on 17 and 27 June at 9pm and 10pm respectively.
Should Wales or Northern Ireland qualify then their group opener against Canada on 12 June will be broadcast on BBC at 8pm on 12 June, whilst ITV have their games against Switzerland and Qatar on 18 and 24 June at 8pm respectively.
If Republic of Ireland qualify too, their Group A opener against South Korea will be live on ITV at 2am on Friday 12 June, before facing South Africa at 5pm on Thursday 18 June live on BBC. with their final group match against Mexico too live on BBC on Thursday 25 June at 2am.
In the knockout stages, BBC hold first picks in the Round of 31, Round of 16 and Semi-Finals, whilst ITV have three of the four Quarter-Finals.
Both broadcasters will show the final live simultaneously.
| Date | Match | Time | Channel |
| Thursday 11 June | Mexico v South Africa | 8pm | ITV |
| Friday 12 June | South Korea v UEFA PO D | 3am | ITV |
| Friday 12 June | Canada v UEFA PO A | 8pm | BBC |
| Saturday 13 June | USA v Paraguay | 2am | BBC |
| Saturday 13 June | Qatar v Switzerland | 8pm | ITV |
| Saturday 13 June | Brazil v Morocco | 11pm | BBC |
| Sunday 14 June | Scotland v Haiti | 2am | BBC |
| Sunday 14 June | Australia v UEFA PO C | 5am | ITV |
| Sunday 14 June | Germany v Curacao | 6pm | ITV |
| Sunday 14 June | Netherlands v Japan | 9pm | ITV |
| Monday 15 June | Ivory Coast v Ecuador | 00:00am | BBC |
| Monday 15 June | UEFA PO B v Tunisia | 3am | ITV |
| Monday 15 June | Spain v Cape Verde | 5pm | ITV |
| Monday 15 June | Belgium v Egypt | 8pm | BBC |
| Monday 15 June | Saudi Arabia v Uruguay | 11pm | ITV |
| Tuesday 16 June | Iran v New Zealand | 2am | BBC |
| Tuesday 16 June | France v Senegal | 8pm | BBC |
| Tuesday 16 June | IC PO 2 v Norway | 11pm | BBC |
| Wednesday 17 June | Argentina v Algeria | 2am | ITV |
| Wednesday 17 June | Austria v Jordan | 5am | BBC |
| Wednesday 17 June | Portugal v IC PO 1 | 6pm | BBC |
| Wednesday 17 June | England v Croatia | 9pm | ITV |
| Thursday 18 June | Ghana v Panama | 00:00am | ITV |
| Thursday 18 June | Uzbekistan v Colombia | 3am | BBC |
| Thursday 18 June | South Africa v UEFA PO D | 5pm | BBC |
| Thursday 18 June | UEFA PO A v Switzerland | 8pm | ITV |
| Thursday 18 June | Canada v Qatar | 11pm | ITV |
| Friday 19 June | Mexico v South Korea | 2am | BBC |
| Friday 19 June | USA v Australia | 8pm | BBC |
| Friday 19 June | Scotland v Morocco | 11pm | ITV |
| Friday 19 June | Brazil v Haiti | 2am | ITV |
| Saturday 20 June | Paraguay v UEFA PO C | 5am | ITV |
| Saturday 20 June | Netherlands v UEFA PO B | 6pm | BBC |
| Saturday 20 June | Germany v Ivory Coast | 9pm | ITV |
| Sunday 21 June | Curacao v Ecuador | 1am | BBC |
| Sunday 21 June | Japan v Tunisia | 5am | BBC |
| Sunday 21 June | Spain v Saudi Arabia | 5pm | BBC |
| Sunday 21 June | Belgium v Iran | 8pm | ITV |
| Sunday 21 June | Cape Verde v Uruguay | 11pm | BBC |
| Monday 22 June | Egypt v New Zealand | 2am | ITV |
| Monday 22 June | Argentina v Austria | 6pm | BBC |
| Monday 22 June | France v IC PO 2 | 10pm | BBC |
| Tuesday 23 June | Senegal v Norway | 1am | ITV |
| Tuesday 23 June | Algeria v Jordan | 4am | ITV |
| Tuesday 23 June | Portugal v Uzbekistan | 6pm | ITV |
| Tuesday 23 June | England v Ghana | 9pm | BBC |
| Wednesday 24 June | Croatia v Panama | 00:00am | BBC |
| Wednesday 24 June | Colombia v IC PO 1 | 3am | ITV |
| Wednesday 24 June | Canada v Switzerland | 8pm | ITV |
| Wednesday 24 June | UEFA PO A v Qatar | 8pm | ITV |
| Wednesday 24 June | Scotland v Brazil | 11pm | BBC |
| Wednesday 24 June | Morocco v Haiti | 11pm | BBC |
| Thursday 25 June | Mexico v UEFA PO D | 2am | BBC |
| Thursday 25 June | South Africa v South Korea | 2am | BBC |
| Thursday 25 June | Germany v Ecuador | 9pm | BBC |
| Thursday 25 June | Curacao v Ivory Coast | 9pm | BBC |
| Friday 26 June | Japan v UEFA PO B | 00:00am | BBC |
| Friday 26 June | Netherlands v Tunisia | 00:00am | BBC |
| Friday 26 June | USA v UEFA PO C | 3am | ITV |
| Friday 26 June | Paraguay v Australia | 3am | ITV |
| Friday 26 June | France v Norway | 8pm | ITV |
| Friday 26 June | Senegal v IC PO 2 | 8pm | ITV |
| Saturday 27 June | Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia | 1am | ITV |
| Saturday 27 June | Uruguay v Spain | 1am | ITV |
| Saturday 27 June | Egypt v Iran | 4am | BBC |
| Saturday 27 June | New Zealand v Belgium | 4am | BBC |
| Saturday 27 June | England v Panama | 10pm | ITV |
| Saturday 27 June | Croatia v Ghana | 10pm | ITV |
| Sunday 28 June | Colombia v Portugal | 3am | BBC |
| Sunday 28 June | IC PO 1 v Uzbekistan | 3am | BBC |
| Sunday 28 June | Algeria v Austria | 3am | BBC |
| Sunday 28 June | Argentina v Jordan | 3am | BBC |
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