The biggest World Cup ever has arrived, with 104 games set to take place over the next five weeks, as the US, Canada and Mexico host football’s most-prestigious competition.
Fans in the UK will naturally be keen to follow England and Scotland’s progress at the tournament, but every single game in the competition will be available to watch on free-to-air TV for UK viewers – meaning you can watch more than just the Three Lions’ and Tartan Army’s endeavours.
England fans will be keen to follow the Three Lions’ progress despite time differences (PA)
Of course, you do have to factor in the time difference, with the kinder kick-off times including slots at 6pm BST and 8pm BST, while there are games throughout the night for UK viewers.
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 vs Ghana (Group L) – 10pm BST – ITV 4, ITV X
Panama vs England (Group L) – 10pm BST – ITV 1, ITV X, STV, STV Player
Sunday 28 June
Colombia vs Portugal (Group K) – 12.30am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website
DR Congo vs Uzbekistan (Group K) – 12.30am BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website
Algeria vs Austria (Group J) – 3am BST – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website
Jordan vs Argentina (Group J) – 3am BST – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website
Knockout stages
Sunday 28 June
South Africa vs Canada (Round of 32) – 8pm BST – TBC
Sunday 29 June
In 2022, led by Lionel Messi, Argentina ended a 36-year wait for their third World Cup trophy (Getty)
Brazil vs Japan (Round of 32) – 6pm BST – TBC
Germany vs Paraguay (Round of 32) – 9.30pm BST – TBC
Tuesday 30 June
Netherlands vs Morocco (Round of 32) – 2am BST – TBC
Ivory Coast vs Norway (Round of 32) – 6pm BST – TBC
France vs Sweden (Round of 32) – 10pm BST – TBC
Wednesday 1 July
Mexico vs Third place C/E (Round of 32) – 2am BST – TBC
Winner L vs Third place I/J/K (Round of 32) – 5pm BST – TBC
Belgium vs Third place A/I/J (Round of 32) – 9pm BST – TBC
Thursday 2 July
USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (Round of 32) – 1am BST – TBC
Spain vs Runner-up J (Round of 32) – 8pm BST – TBC
Friday 3 July
The New York New Jersey stadium will be a key venue this summer, hosting the final among other games (Getty)
Runner-up K vs Runner-up L (Round of 32) – 12am BST – TBC
Switzerland vs Third place G/J (Round of 32) – 4am BST – TBC
Australia vs Egypt (Round of 32) – 7pm BST – TBC
Argentina vs Cape Verde (Round of 32) – 11pm BST – TBC
Saturday 4 July
Winner K vs Third place E/I/L (Round of 32) – 2.30am BST – TBC
Round of 16 – 6pm BST – TBC
Round of 16 – 10pm BST – TBC
Sunday 5 July
Round of 16 – 9pm BST – TBC
Monday 6 July
Round of 16 – 1am BST – TBC
Round of 16 – 8pm BST – TBC
Tuesday 7 July
This Germany fan and many others will be keen to see the team add a fifth star to their jersey (Reuters)
Round of 16 – 1am BST – TBC
Round of 16 – 5pm BST – TBC
Round of 16 – 9pm BST – TBC
Thursday 9 July
Quarter-final – 9pm BST – TBC
Friday 10 July
Quarter-final – 8pm BST – TBC
Saturday 11 July
Quarter-final – 10pm BST – TBC
Sunday 12 July
Fifa president Gianni Infantino (right) with US president Donald Trump (PA)
Quarter-final – 2am BST – TBC
Tuesday 14 July
Semi-final – 8pm BST – TBC
Wednesday 15 July
Semi-final – 8pm BST – TBC
Saturday 18 July
Third-place play-off – 10pm BST – TBC
Sunday 19 July
Final – 8pm BST – TBC
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