Who certified, dates, schedule and ticket particulars | EUROtoday

BBC Sport and ITV have as soon as once more break up the matches between them, with two of England’s group matches on ITV (the primary towards Croatia and third towards Panama) and one on BBC (the second match towards Ghana). The remaining might be proven on each channels concurrently.

Since the 1998 World Cup, England’s win proportion at main tournaments is significantly higher on BBC, resulting in fears of an “ITV curse”.

Scotland’s group video games comply with the reverse sample, with their group-stage opener towards Haiti and third match towards Brazil on BBC and the center sport towards Morocco on ITV.

For the primary time, elements of the World Cup might be free to look at on YouTube after Fifa struck an settlement with the streaming platform. The first 10 minutes of each sport might be streamed reside on YouTube, with broadcasters sharing a choose variety of full matches on the web site. “Content creators” might be a part of the protection as Fifa seeks to draw a brand new era of followers.

Fan teams demanded a right away halt to World Cup ticket gross sales final December, accusing Fifa of charging “extortionate” costs to essentially the most devoted supporters.

Football Supporters Europe (FSE), which represents teams throughout the continent, known as for gross sales through the likes of the Football Association to be suspended when it emerged that watching England at subsequent summer season’s event may find yourself costing at the least £5,000.

According to FSE, the minimal $6,900 (£5,143) followers must pay to comply with their nation from their first match till the ultimate was almost 5 occasions as a lot as over the last World Cup.

In response to rising public stress, Fifa introduced a less expensive band of £45 tickets can be made accessible, however just for a small proportion of seats.

In the latter phases of the event, the vast majority of the most cost effective tickets are £686 for the semi-final and £3,119 for the ultimate, pricing condemned by the Football Supporters Association’s Fan Embassy.

“Surprise surprise Fifa are finding out that supporters will turn their backs on ludicrous prices, however prestigious the game. Thousands of pounds for any football match is beyond greedy,” an announcement stated.

“The most loyal fans, be they English supporters or those of any other nationality, are being priced out.

The final phase of ticket sales will be last-minute general sales, where any remaining tickets are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. This phase will begin in April, and you can access the ticket portal on Fifa’s website here.

There are fears that this World Cup could prove the most expensive ever for supporters, with Fifa operating “dynamic pricing” and taking a 15 per cent charge on resale tickets from each purchaser and vendor.

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Mexico vs South Africa, 8pm UK time (ITV)

Friday, June 12, 2026
South Korea vs Czech Republic, 3am UK time (ITV)
Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina 8pm UK time (BBC)

Saturday, June 13, 2026
USA vs Paraguay, 2am UK time (BBC)
Qatar vs Switzerland, 8pm UK time (ITV)
Brazil vs Morocco, 11pm UK time (BBC)

Sunday, June 14, 2026
Haiti vs Scotland, 2am UK time (BBC)
Australia vs Turkey, 5am UK time (ITV)
Germany vs Curacao, 6pm UK time (ITV)
Netherlands vs Japan, 9pm UK time (ITV)

Monday, June 15, 2026
Ivory Coast vs Ecuador, 12am UK time (BBC)
Sweden vs Tunisia, 3am UK time (ITV)
Spain vs Cape Verde, 5pm UK time (ITV)
Belgium vs Egypt, 8pm UK time (BBC)
Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay, 11pm UK time (ITV)

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Iran vs New Zealand, 2am UK time (BBC)
France vs Senegal, 8pm UK time (BBC)
Iraq vs Norway, 11pm UK time (BBC)

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Argentina vs Algeria, 2am UK time (ITV)
Austria vs Jordan, 5am UK time (BBC)
Portugal vs DR Congo, 6pm UK time (BBC)
England vs Croatia, 9pm UK time (ITV)

Thursday, June 18, 2026
Ghana vs Panama, 12am UK time (ITV)
Uzbekistan vs Colombia, 3am UK time (BBC)
Czech Republic vs South Africa, 5pm UK time (BBC)
Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (8pm UK time (ITV)
Canada vs Qatar, 11pm UK time (ITV)

Friday, June 19, 2026
Mexico vs South Korea, 2am UK time (BBC)
USA vs Australia, 8pm UK time (BBC)
Scotland vs Morocco, 11pm UK time (ITV)

Saturday, June 20, 2026
Brazil vs Haiti, 2am UK time (ITV)
Turkey vs Paraguay, 5am UK time (ITV)
Netherlands vs Sweden, 6pm UK time (BBC)
Germany vs Ivory Coast, 9pm UK time (ITV)

Sunday, June 21, 2026
Ecuador vs Curacao, 1am UK time (BBC)
Tunisia vs Japan, 5am UK time (BBC)
Spain vs Saudi Arabia, 5pm UK time (BBC)
Belgium vs Iran, 8pm UK time (ITV)
Uruguay vs Cape Verde, 11pm UK time (BBC)

Monday, June 22, 2026
New Zealand vs Egypt, 2am UK time (ITV)
Argentina vs Austria, 6pm UK time (BBC)
France vs Iraq, 10pm UK time (BBC)

Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Norway vs Senegal, 1am UK time (ITV)
Jordan vs Algeria, 4am UK time (ITV)
Portugal vs Uzbekistan, 6pm UK time (ITV)
England vs Ghana, 9pm UK time (BBC)

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Panama vs Croatia, 12am UK time (BBC)
Colombia vs DR Congo, 3am UK time (ITV)
Switzerland vs Canada, 8pm UK time (ITV)
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar, 8pm UK time (ITV)
Morocco vs Haiti, 11pm UK time (BBC)
Scotland vs Brazil, 11pm UK time (BBC)

Thursday, June 25, 2026
South Africa vs South Korea, 2am UK time (BBC)
Czech Republic vs Mexico, 2am UK time (BBC)
Curacao vs Ivory Coast, 9pm UK time (BBC)
Ecuador vs Germany, 9pm UK time (BBC)

Friday, June 26, 2026
Tunisia vs Netherlands, 12am UK time (BBC)
Japan vs Sweden, 12am UK time (BBC)
Turkey vs USA, 3am UK time (ITV)
Paraguay vs Australia, 3am UK time (ITV)
Norway vs France, 8pm UK time (ITV)
Senegal vs Iraq, 8pm UK time (ITV)

Saturday, June 27, 2026
Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia, 1am UK time (ITV)
Uruguay vs Spain, 1am UK time (ITV)
New Zealand vs Belgium, 4am UK time (BBC)
Egypt vs Iran, 4am UK time (BBC)
Panama vs England, 10pm UK time (ITV)
Croatia vs Ghana, 10pm UK time (ITV)

Sunday, June 28, 2026
Colombia vs Portugal, 12.30am UK time (BBC)
DR Congo vs Uzbekistan, 12.30am UK time
Algeria vs Austria, 3am UK time (BBC)
Jordan vs Argentina, 3am UK time (BBC)

Round of 32
Sunday, June 28 to Saturday, July 4
England’s match on this spherical can be on BBC

Round of 16
Saturday, July 4 to Tuesday, July 7
England’s match on this spherical can be on BBC

Quarter-finals
Thursday, July 9 to Sunday, July 12
England’s match on this spherical can be on ITV

Semi-finals
Tuesday, July 14 to Wednesday, July 15
England’s match on this spherical can be on BBC

Third-place play-off
Saturday, July 18

Final
Sunday, July 19, 10pm UK time
World Cup remaining might be proven on each BBC and ITV