World Cup 2022: Here's how you can watch all the games in Qatar this winter
The UK television schedule for the World Cup has now been confirmed with the BBC showing England’s opening game against Iran on Monday, 21 November at 1pm GMT.
ITV will be screening England’s second fixture, against the USA. The sharing of coverage between terrestrial channels has gone on for over 50 years with BBC said to have had the first pick this year.
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The Three Lions game against Group B rivals Iran is an intriguing encounter as the draw came just weeks after the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been finalised back in March, The Telegraphreports.
More under this adMore under this adThe BBC will also be screening the semi-finals with ITV having the first choice of last-16 or quarter-finals.
Exciting games ahead
Philip Bernie, BBC Head of TV Sport said, as reported in The Sun:
We are very excited about our selection of matches. We have two England group games - their opening group game with Iran and then the enticing match up against either Wales, Scotland or Ukraine - as well as the heavyweight clash between Spain and Germany, big games involving Brazil, Argentina, Portugal, France and Belgium, and the first pick of the semi-finals.
Whilst Niall Sloane, ITV Director of Sport, said:
The World Cup is now in focus and we’re delighted to be able to bring viewers coverage of what promises to be some of the standout games of the tournament across ITV channels and our new free streaming service ITVX, which launches this autumn.More under this adMore under this ad
The ITV Sport team is now looking forward to bringing viewers the very best of the first winter World Cup.
See the full schedule of matches below.
Group Stage
Sunday 20 November
Qatar vs Ecuador 4pm BBC
Monday 21 November
England vs Iran 1pm BBC
Senegal vs Holland 4pm ITV
USA vs Wales 7pm ITV
Tuesday 22 November
Argentina vs Saudi Arabia 10am ITV
Denmark vs Tunisia 1pm ITV
Mexico vs Poland 4pm BBC
France vs Australia 7pm BBC
Wednesday, 23 November
Morocco vs Croatia 10am ITV
Germany vs Japan 1pm ITV
Spain vs Costa Rica 4pm ITV
Belgium vs Canada 7pm BBC
Thursday 24 November
Switzerland vs Cameroon 10am ITV
Uruguay vs South Korea 1pm BBC
Portugal vs Ghana 4pm ITV
Brazil vs Serbia 7pm BBC
Friday 25 November
Wales vs Iran 10am BBC
Qatar vs Senegal 1pm BBC
Holland vs Ecuador 4pm ITV
England vs USA 7pm ITV
Saturday 26 November
Tunisia vs Australia 10am BBC
Poland vs Saudi Arabia 1pm ITV
France vs Denmark 4pm ITV
Argentina vs Mexico 7pm ITV
Sunday 27 November
Japan vs Costa Rica 10am ITV
Belgium vs Morocco 1pm BBC
Croatia vs Canada 4pm BBC
Spain vs Germany 7pm BBC
Monday 28 November
Cameroon vs Serbia 10am ITV
South Korea vs Ghana 1pm BBC
Brazil vs Switzerland 4pm ITV
Portugal vs Uruguay 7pm ITV
Tuesday 29 November
Ecuador vs Senegal 3pm ITV
Holland vs Qatar 3pm ITV
Iran vs USA 7pm BBC
Wales vs England 7pm BBC
Wednesday 30 November
Tunisia vs France 3pm BBC
Australia vs Denmark 3pm BBC
Poland vs Argentina 7pm BBC
Saudi Arabia vs Mexico 7pm BBC
Thursday 1 December
Canada vs Morocco 4pm BBC
Croatia vs Belgium 4pm BBC
Japan vs Spain 7pm ITV
Costa Rica vs Germany 7pm ITV
Friday 2 December
Ghana vs Uruguay 4pm BBC
South Korea vs Portugal 4pm BBC
Serbia vs Switzerland 7pm ITV
Cameroon vs Brazil 7pm ITV
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