World Cup on BBC: Channel & pundits The BBC will air 33 live matches across the 28-day tournament in Qatar, including the final. As always, they will offer a whole host of presenters, commentators, and pundits.
Where to watch World Cup 2022 matches live in UK: TV, online streaming & channels
Find out where you can watch the rest of the 2022 World Cup action
With a unique change to the footballing calendar already gripping the nation, fans may be wondering what the easiest way to consume the 2022 Qatar World Cup is. If you reside in the UK, you have the chance to view every single upcoming fixture for free, both online and via freeview television.
Between BBC and ITV, you will be able to digest every single minute of the action. Due to streaming platforms, as was the case in 2018, viewers will be able to watch at a time and place of their convenience. Kick-off times for games will range from 10am to 7pm GMT throughout the day.
Here, GOAL provides you with all the information you need to start your World Cup festive football binge.
TV schedule for all 2022 World Cup group games
Date Fixture Kick-off time (UK) Channel Nov 20 Qatar 0-2 Ecuador 4pm BBC Nov 21 England 6-2 Iran 1pm BBC Nov 21 Senegal 0-2 Netherlands 4pm ITV Nov 21 USA 1-1 Wales 7pm ITV Nov 22 Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia 10am ITV Nov 22 Denmark 0-0 Tunisia 1pm ITV Nov 22 Mexico 0-0 Poland 4pm BBC Nov 22 France 4-1 Australia 7pm BBC Nov 23 Morocco 0-0 Croatia 10am ITV Nov 23 Germany 1-2 Japan 1pm ITV Nov 23 Spain 7-0 Costa Rica 4pm ITV Nov 23 Belgium 1-0 Canada 7pm BBC Nov 24 Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon 10am ITV Nov 24 Uruguay 0-0 South Korea 1pm BBC Nov 24 Portugal 3-2 Ghana 4pm ITV Nov 24 Brazil 2-0 Serbia 7pm BBC Nov 25 Wales 0-2 Iran 10am BBC Nov 25 Qatar 1-3 Senegal 1pm BBC Nov 25 Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador 4pm ITV Nov 25 England 0-0 USA 7pm ITV Nov 26 Tunisia 0-1 Australia 10am BBC Nov 26 Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia 1pm ITV Nov 26 France 2-1 Denmark 4pm ITV Nov 26 Argentina 2-0 Mexico 7pm ITV Nov 27 Japan 0-1 Costa Rica 10am ITV Nov 27 Belgium 0-2 Morocco 1pm BBC Nov 27 Croatia 4-1 Canada 4pm BBC Nov 27 Spain 1-1 Germany 7pm BBC Nov 28 Cameroon 3-3 Serbia 10am ITV Nov 28 South Korea 2-3 Ghana 1pm BBC Nov 28 Brazil 1-0 Switzerland 4pm ITV Nov 28 Portugal 2-0 Uruguay 7pm ITV Nov 29 Ecuador 1-2 Senegal 3pm ITV Nov 29 Netherlands 2-0 Qatar 3pm ITV Nov 29 Iran 0-1 USA 7pm BBC Nov 29 Wales 0-3 England 7pm BBC Nov 30 Tunisia 1-0 France 3pm BBC Nov 30 Australia 1-0 Denmark 3pm BBC Nov 30 Poland 0-2 Argentina 7pm BBC Nov 30 Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico 7pm BBC Dec 1 Canada 1-2 Morocco 4pm BBC Dec 1 Croatia 0-0 Belgium 4pm BBC Dec 1 Japan 2-1 Spain 7pm ITV Dec 1 Costa Rica 2-4 Germany 7pm ITV Dec 2 Ghana 0-2 Uruguay 4pm BBC Dec 2 South Korea 2-1 Portugal 4pm BBC Dec 2 Serbia 2-3 Switzerland 7pm ITV Dec 2 Cameroon 1-0 Brazil 7pm ITV Dec 3 Netherlands 3-1 USA 3pm BBC Dec 3 Argentina 2-1 Australia 7pm BBC Dec 4 France 3-1 Poland 3pm BBC Dec 4 England 3-0 Senegal 7pm ITV Dec 5 Japan 1-1 Croatia* (Pens) 3pm BBC Dec 5 Brazil 4-1 South Korea 7pm ITV Dec 6 Morocco* 0-0 Spain (Pens) 3pm ITV Dec 6 Portugal 6-1 Switzerland 7pm ITV Dec 9 Croatia* 1-1 Brazil (Pens) 3pm BBC Dec 9 Netherlands 2-2 Argentina* (Pens) 7pm BBC Dec 10 Morocco 1-0 Portugal 3pm ITV Dec 10 England 1-2 France 7pm ITV Dec 13 Argentina 3-0 Croatia 7pm ITV Dec 14 Morocco vs France 7pm BBC Dec 17 Croatia vs France/Morocco 3pm BBC Dec 18 Argentina vs France/Morocco 3pm BBC / ITV
World Cup on BBC: Channel & pundits
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The BBC will air 33 live matches across the 28-day tournament in Qatar, including the final. As always, they will offer a whole host of presenters, commentators, and pundits.
Some of the notable on-screen members include Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand, Micah Richards, Alex Scott, Vincent Kompany, Laura Georges, Gilberto Silva and others.
In the gantry, the BBC call on some of their most trusted commentators. Just some of the voices behind the action will be Guy Mowbray, Jonathan Pearce, Robyn Cowen, Simon Davies and Vicki Sparks. Co-commentary will see the likes of Karen Bardsley, Dion Dublin, Maz Farookhi, Martin Keown and Clinton Morrison have their say.
Provider Channel number Freeview 101 Sky 101 Virgin Media 101 BT 1
BBC iPlayer
BBC coverage will also be available through their online streaming platform. Viewers will need to follow a few straightforward steps to access match action.
Fans will need to log in to their BBC iPlayer account (or register for one if needed) before they can start watching. A valid email address is needed to confirm registration, plus an acknowledgement of a TV license.
You can find a link to BBC iPlayer here.
World Cup on ITV: Channel & pundits
To supplement the 32 live matches that will be aired, ITV will be providing coverage and content across their social platforms. They too have an impressive broadcasting lineup.
The main presenters, Mark Pougatch, Laura Woods and Seema Jaswal have returned to viewers’ screens. From a punditry perspective, the likes of Ian Wright, Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Karen Carney, Graeme Souness, Joe Cole, Eniola Aluko, Nigel De Jong, Nadia Nadim and Hal Robson-Kanu, are all taking to the stage.
Commentary will come from Sam Matterface, Clive Tyldesley, Jon Champion, Seb Hutchinson, Joe Speight and Tom Gayle supported by co-commentators Lee Dixon, Ally McCoist, John Hartson and Andros Townsend.
Provider Channel number Freeview 3 Sky 103 Virgin Media 103 BT 103
ITVX (previously ITV Hub)
Newly launched (replacing ITV Hub) in time for the World Cup, viewers that prefer to stream the games online can catch all the drama here as well.
Similarly, fans will need to log in to or create a streaming account with additional questions over proof of age.
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