Which TV station is the World Cup final on? How to watch every game live in the UK
The end of the 2026 World Cup is just around the corner, making every moment between now and Sunday’s final unmissable.
Every single game from the tournament was available to watch on free-to-air TV for UK viewers., The BBC and ITV shared coverage until the decider.
England fans will be keen to follow the Three Lions’ progress despite the time difference (PA)
The time difference presented a challenge for European audiences, as some matches started in the morning – albeit good start times for the semi-finals and finals.
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Here’s how you can watch the last two games of the 2026 World Cup on BBC and ITV – and STV in Scotland.
2026 World Cup TV schedule, UK
The final
Saturday 18 July
Third place play-off: France vs England – 10pm BST – BBC One / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport Website
Sunday 19 July
Final: Spain vs Argentina – 8pm BST – BBC and ITV / STV
Semi-finalist
Tuesday 14 July
France 0-2 Spain (semi-final)
Wednesday 15 July
England 1-2 Argentina (Semi-final)
Quarter-final
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 AET (Quarter-final)
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Sunday 12 July
FIFA president Gianni Infantino (right) and US president Donald Trump (PA)
Argentina 3-1 Switzerland AET (Quarter-final)
Last-16
Saturday 4th 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)
Monday 6 July
Mexico 2-3 England (Round of 16)
Portugal 0-1 Spain (Round of 16)
Tuesday 7 July
The German fan and many others will be eager 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)
Round 32
Sunday 28th June
South Africa 0-1 Canada (Round 32)
Monday 29th June
In 2022, led by Lionel Messi, Argentina ended its 36-year wait for a third World Cup trophy (Getty)
Brazil 2-1 Japan (Round of 32)
Germany 1-1 (3-4 pence) Paraguay (Round of 32)
Tuesday 30th June
Netherlands 1-1 (2-3 pence) 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 AET (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 an important 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 pence) Egypt (Round of 32)
Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde AET (Round of 32)
Saturday 4th July
Colombia 1-0 Ghana (Round of 32)
Group stage results
Thursday 11 June
Mexico 2-0 South Africa (Group A)
Friday 12 June
South Korea 2-1 Czech Republic (Group A)
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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, 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)
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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 scored 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 20th June
Brazil 3-0 Haiti (Group C)
Turkey 0-1 Paraguay (Group D)
Vini Jr, pictured 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 21st 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)
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Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde (Group H)
Monday 22nd 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 23rd 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 24th 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 25th 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)
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Friday 26th 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 27th 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 28th 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)
