The end of the 2026 World Cup is nigh, making every moment between now and Sunday’s final unmissable.
Every single game from the competition has been available to watch on free-to-air TV for UK viewers., with the BBC and ITV sharing coverage right through to the decider.
England fans will be keen to follow the Three Lions’ progress despite time differences (PA)
The time difference has provided a challenge for European audiences, with some games kicking off in the early hours – though their are kinder start times for the semi-finals and final.
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Here’s how you can watch every game at the 2026 World Cup on the BBC and ITV – and STV in Scotland.
World Cup 2026 TV schedule, UK
Semi-finals
Tuesday 14 July
France 0-2 Spain (Semi-final)
Wednesday 15 July
England vs Argentina (Semi-final) – 8pm BST – BBC One / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport Website
Finals
Saturday 18 July
Third-place play-off – 10pm BST – TBC
Sunday 19 July
Final – 8pm BST – BBC and ITV
Round-of-32
Sunday 28 June
South Africa 0-1 Canada (Round of 32)
Monday 29 June
In 2022, led by Lionel Messi, Argentina ended a 36-year wait for their third World Cup trophy (Getty)
Brazil 2-1 Japan (Round of 32)
Germany 1-1 (3-4 pens) Paraguay (Round of 32)
Tuesday 30 June
Netherlands 1-1 (2-3 pens) Morocco (Round of 32)
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Ivory Coast 1-2 Norway (Round of 32)
France 3-0 Sweden (Round of 32)
Wednesday 1 July
Mexico 2-0 Ecuador (Round of 32)
England 2-1 DR Congo (Round of 32)
Belgium 3-2 Senegal A.E.T. (Round of 32)
Thursday 2 July
USA 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Round of 32)
Spain 3-0 Austria (Round of 32)
Friday 3 July
The New York New Jersey stadium will be a key venue this summer, hosting the final among other games (Getty)
Portugal 2-1 Croatia (Round of 32)
Switzerland 2-0 Algeria (Round of 32)
Australia 1-1 (2-4 pens) Egypt (Round of 32)
Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde A.E.T. (Round of 32)
Saturday 4 July
Colombia 1-0 Ghana (Round of 32)
Last-16
Saturday 4 July
Canada 0-3 Morocco (Round of 16)
Paraguay 0-1 France (Round of 16)
Sunday 5 July
Brazil 1-2 Norway (Round of 16)
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Monday 6 July
Mexico 2-3 England (Round of 16)
Portugal 0-1 Spain (Round of 16)
Tuesday 7 July
This Germany fan and many others will be keen to see the team add a fifth star to their jersey (Reuters)
USA 1-4 Belgium (Round of 16)
Argentina 3-2 Egypt (Round of 16)
Switzerland 0-0 (4-3 pens) Colombia (Round of 16)
Quarter-finals
Thursday 9 July
France 2-0 Morocco (Quarter-final)
Friday 10 July
Spain 2-1 Belgium (Quarter-final)
Saturday 11 July
Norway 1-2 England A.E.T. (Quarter-final)
Sunday 12 July
Fifa president Gianni Infantino (right) with US president Donald Trump (PA)
Argentina 3-1 Switzerland A.E.T. (Quarter-final)
Group stage results
Thursday 11 June
Mexico 2-0 South Africa (Group A)
Friday 12 June
South Korea 2-1 Czech Republic (Group A)
Canada 1-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group B)
Saturday 13 June
USA 4-1 Paraguay (Group D)
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Qatar 1-1 Switzerland (Group B)
Brazil 1-1 Morocco (Group C)
Sunday 14 June
Haiti 0-1 Scotland (Group C)
Australia 2-0 Turkey (Group D)
Germany 7-1 Curacao (Group E)
Netherlands 2-2 Japan (Group F)
Monday 15 June
Spain will enter the World Cup as European champions, just as they did in 2010 (Getty)
Ivory Coast 1-0 Ecuador (Group E)
Sweden 5-1 Tunisia (Group F)
Spain 0-0 Cape Verde (Group H)
Belgium 1-1 Egypt (Group G)
Saudi Arabia 1-1 Uruguay (Group H)
Tuesday 16 June
Iran 2-2 New Zealand (Group G)
France 3-1 Senegal (Group I)
Iraq 1-3 Norway (Group I)
Wednesday 17 June
Argentina 3-0 Algeria (Group J)
Austria 3-1 Jordan (Group J)
Portugal 1-1 DR Congo (Group K)
England 4-2 Croatia (Group L)
Thursday 18 June
Ghana 1-0 Panama (Group L)
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Uzbekistan 1-3 Colombia (Group K)
Czech Republic 1-1 South Africa (Group A)
Switzerland 4-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group B)
Canada 6-0 Qatar (Group B)
Jonathan David netted a hat-trick against Qatar (Reuters)
Friday 19 June
Mexico 1-0 South Korea (Group A)
USA 2-0 Australia (Group D)
Scotland 0-1 Morocco (Group C)
Saturday 20 June
Brazil 3-0 Haiti (Group C)
Turkey 0-1 Paraguay (Group D)
Vini Jr, shown in the background, is one of Brazil’s most-popular players (AFP/Getty)
Netherlands 5-1 Sweden (Group F)
Germany 2-1 Ivory Coast (Group E)
Sunday 21 June
Ecuador 0-0 Curacao (Group E)
Tunisia 1-5 Japan (Group F)
Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia (Group H)
Belgium 0-0 Iran (Group G )
Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde (Group H)
Monday 22 June
New Zealand 1-3 Egypt (Group G)
Argentina 2-0 Austria (Group J)
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France 3-0 Iraq (Group I)
Mohamed Salah will captain Egypt at the World Cup (Getty)
Tuesday 23 June
Norway 3-2 Senegal (Group I)
Jordan 1-2 Algeria (Group J)
Portugal 5-0 Uzbekistan (Group K)
England 0-0 Ghana (Group L)
Wednesday 24 June
Panama 0-1 Croatia (Group L)
Colombia 1-0 DR Congo (Group K)
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1 Qatar (Group B)
Switzerland 2-1 Canada (Group B)
Morocco 4-2 Haiti (Group C)
Scotland 0-3 Brazil (Group C)
Thursday 25 June
Czech Republic 0-3 Mexico (Group A)
South Africa 1-0 South Korea (Group A)
Curacao 0-2 Ivory Coast (Group E)
Ecuador 2-1 Germany (Group E)
Friday 26 June
Japan 1-1 Sweden (Group F)
Tunisia 1-3 Netherlands (Group F)
Paraguay 0-0 Australia (Group D)
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Turkey 3-2 USA (Group D)
Norway 1-4 France (Group I)
Senegal 5-0 Iraq (Group I)
Kylian Mbappe won the World Cup aged just 19 in 2018 (Getty)
Saturday 27 June
Cape Verde 0-0 Saudi Arabia (Group H)
Uruguay 0-1 Spain (Group H)
Egypt 1-1 Iran (Group G)
New Zealand 1-5 Belgium (Group G)
Croatia 2-1 Ghana (Group L)
Panama 0-2 England (Group L)
Sunday 28 June
Colombia 0-0 Portugal (Group K)
DR Congo 3-1 Uzbekistan (Group K)
Algeria 3-3 Austria (Group J)
Jordan 1-3 Argentina (Group J)
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