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What would it cost England and Scotland fans to go to World Cup?

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What would it cost England and Scotland fans to go to World Cup?

It has been clear for a while that, on cost alone, this tournament is set to be like no other. What if you decided, today, that you fancied a trip over to the United States to watch England or Scotland? BBC Sport has plotted a route through the group stage and found that England supporters would need about £6,500 each or £13,000 for two. The cost for a single person would be higher as accommodation prices are for twin or double rooms. But for a family of four with two pre-teen children (though you would have to take them out of school), the cost sky-rockets to more than £22,000. England fans get a good deal in Dallas but Scotland have eight nights in Boston - one of the most expensive cities. Two Scots would face spending about £7,500 each, while a family would have to find more than £25,000. BBC Sport picked the best value hotel within four miles of the city centre - though if you were prepared to be based farther out, use Airbnb or go truly budget, it could potentially be done for less. The cheapest available tickets on Fifa's official resale site have been selected too. * Prices correct at the time of writing but subject to change. One of the most difficult expenses to predict is the cost of simply living your life in the United States for 14-15 days. Primarily we are talking meals, drinks, snacks and local transport. And on the days when there is no game, people are going to need to find something to do. Everyone is different, as is every city. Some would be happy with low-cost options, others might look to make the most of the trip. Then there are those who would be content to spend all their days around the bars - and that would require a bigger budget. Also, in the US everything comes at an additional cost because of the tipping culture. For two people working to a low-to-mid-range budget, we have made an estimate of £3,000. That works out on average as a conservative £107 per person per day for England fans. Some days are largely taken up by travelling, which would free up budget for other days. A family would need to spend more, of course, and with excursions to keep the children busy, it has been set at £4,500. As Scotland have an extra day, these costs are adjusted to £3,214 and £4,820. Our two England fans fly out of Heathrow on Monday, 15 June with return flights to JFK in New York costing just over £500 each - which is good value. With the Three Lions' final group game taking place in New Jersey, it is the most cost-effective way to travel to the US and back, with the first stop being Dallas. After landing in the States, they pick up a flight to Dallas the same night - this costs £283 per person. Four nights at the Hampton Inn & Suites Dallas Market Center cost £624 (£156 a night) for a twin. Double rooms, which are more available in all cities, come in cheaper at the Hilton Dallas Medical District at £560 (£140 a night). Both properties have breakfast included, meaning Dallas - which also has free shuttle buses from stations to the stadium in Arlington - is an affordable start to the trip. The England supporters fly to Boston on Friday, 19 June with the fare £378 each. Boston is at the other end of the scale as one of the more expensive host cities for accommodation. Our couple stay at the Hampton Inn & Suites Boston Crosstown Center, costing £1,650 (£330 a night), including breakfast, for five nights. The cheapest twin-bed option in the city itself is £2,041 (£408 a night) without breakfast at the Courtyard Boston Downtown/North Station. It is possible to book a hotel near the airport £500 cheaper but with five days in the city, it may not be worth the saving. With England's third game being in New Jersey, there is no need to take a flight. The supporters can hop on the Amtrak train to New York on Wednesday, 24 June with tickets £42 each. Unlike in Boston, there are still lots of hotel options in New York with a five-night stay before the flight home on 29 June. A double at the Truss Hotel Times Square costs £1,184 (£237 a night) while a twin at the AMTD Idea Tribeca Hotel is £1,275 (£255 a night). This time, however, you will need to head out for breakfast. But the last two games come with a sting - train tickets to the stadiums cost £59 per person from Boston and £114 from New York. Just to get to the States and travel around, the estimated costs for two friends are £6,273 and for a couple £5,855. And what of the family? It is going to cost £9,008 to get to the States, get around and put your heads down. Costs are helped by some hotels offering free stays for children. In Dallas, the Comfort Inn Dallas Medical-Market Center costs £627 (£156 a night). The same Hampton Inn is used in Boston with a higher cost of £1,763 (£353 a night). Over in New York, the Holiday Inn in Times Square costs £1,589 (£318 a night). While Fifa has been drip-feeding some additional match tickets at face value, the chances of snagging any to England's games appear slim. This means turning to Fifa's official resale site, which sees ever-more expensive tickets - plus you will need to pay Fifa a 15% transaction fee on top. For each game, upper-tier category-two tickets were the cheapest available. For the opener against Croatia, the two tickets cost £1,406 - the face value being £517. Then it was £1,222 to get two tickets for the Ghana match, from a face value of £745. The last match against Panama was available for £1,396, original price £494. Total cost for two people to go to the games including fees? £4,370 (£2,185 per person), which is two and a half times the face of £1,756. It is more expensive for a family because there is less availability for a group of four tickets together, and there is no concession pricing. The face of the 12 tickets comes in at £4,132 but with the resale price and the Fifa fees, the final total is more than double that at £8,720. You've budgeted for the time in the United States. You've sorted out transport to the matches and the expensive resale tickets. How much would you be looking at spending for 14 nights? Tartan Army 'taking back control' from Fifa with fan ticket exchange AttributionNewsPublished25 AprilEngland & Scotland World Cup tickets on resale at inflated prices Scotland play their first two matches in Boston, one of the most expensive host cities. On top of that, it costs £59 per person for a return train ticket to the stadium in Foxborough for the two fixtures. The plan requires a 15-night stay too rather than the 14 nights for the England supporters. There is just one direct flight per day from Glasgow to New York and with so few seats left, the cost is more than double travelling via a layover in Amsterdam. It's £1,887 for two tickets or £3,390 for the family, heading out on 11 June - nearly twice what England fans would pay to fly to New York. It is more cost-effective to spend the first night in New York rather than get to Boston very late and pay a higher hotel cost. One night at the Truss Hotel Times Square is £191 for a couple. A twin at the Courtyard New York Manhattan/Midtown East is £240. On 12 June, the evening train to Boston costs £122 for two tickets. Then it is the extended, eight-night stay. The enVision Hotel costs £2,290 - or £286 a night. There is no breakfast but it is by far the best value on offer. The same hotel provides the best price for a twin at £2,552 - £319 a night. On Saturday, 20 June the fans leave Boston and fly to Miami. Single flights are far more costly than returns but this is the nature of a World Cup. Two tickets would set you back £765. The Scotland fans would then get to spend six nights in Miami. The MetroPark Hotel is suitable for a twin or a double, priced at £1,228 - £205 a night. The good news is a transfer to the Miami stadium is expected to be free from four separate train station hubs. The flight back to New York on 26 June, connecting directly for the return to Glasgow via Amsterdam, costs £205 for two tickets. Total cost for a couple is £6,924 or £3,462 each. Two friends would be spending £7,205 or £3,603 per person. The family, however, would need to find £10,491 to book the first part of this trip. That's booking the Holiday Inn Lower East Side in New York for £243, no breakfast. In Boston, the enVision Hotel is again used at a cost of £2,552 or £319 a night. Six nights at the Hampton Inn Miami-Coconut Grove/Coral Gables costs £1,559 with breakfast - £260 a night. The price of resale tickets for Scotland's first two group games are cheaper than England's. Unfortunately, the final match is against Brazil and prices are extremely high. Most pairs of tickets are in category two and in the upper tiers. For the Haiti match, it would cost £1,151 for two tickets, with a face value of £477. It's a similar price for the Morocco game, coming in at £1,222. The face of those tickets is £471. To get into the game it would currently cost £2,557 for two tickets, which would have been priced at £772 when they went on sale. In total, the cost for two people would be £4,930 (£2,465 per person), almost three times the face-value price of £1,720. As with England, it is more costly to get four tickets together. For the family, the best value is lower tier, category one for the Haiti game. The rest are upper tier, category two. The total spend would be £10,488 for 12 tickets, with no concession pricing, over three times the original £3,304. Scotland fans really do pay the price of being in Boston for such a length of time, as well as the prices for the Brazil game. It is £15,068 for a couple to book the trip now or £7,534 per person. That goes up to £15,349 for two friends, or £7,675 each. The Scots do have an extra night in the States but they would face paying 15% more for the trip than their England counterparts. Most of that is taken up by the price of the resale tickets, with the three Scotland games more than 20% higher than the England matches. Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast SoundsGet football news sent straight to your phone

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Sun, 03 May 2026
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The World Cup line-up is complete - here's what you need to know

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The World Cup line-up is complete - here's what you need to know

The 2026 World Cup is almost upon us - with a record 48 teams taking part. DR Congo and Iraq were the last two teams to book their places in the 23rd edition of the World Cup to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico from 11 June to 19 July. It rounded off a marathon qualification process that began in September 2023 and spanned six confederations before culminating in the high‑stakes Uefa and intercontinental play‑offs. Of the 48 teams participating, the three hosts qualified automatically while 43 places were earned via direct qualification from the confederations and two spots were determined by intercontinental play-offs. With the full cast confirmed, attention now shifts towards the biggest World Cup staged. A record 48 nations - up from the 32 that featured in Qatar four years ago - will take part in the 2026 edition, making it the largest World Cup field, with 104 matches to be played across three countries for the first time. It will take place in 16 cities - 11 in the US, three in Mexico and two in Canada - between 11 June and 19 July. The tournament will also last a record 39 days - an increase from 29 days in Qatar and 32 in 2014 and 2018 - and a new format features 12 groups of four. Mexico will face South Africa in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca to open the tournament on Thursday, 11 June - 18 days after the conclusion of the Premier League season. The top two teams from the 12 groups and the eight best third‑placed nations will advance into an expanded knockout phase that will begin with a round of 32. The new world champion will be crowned at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on 19 July. BBC Sport experts choose England World Cup XIs - who would you pick? That means for viewers in Europe, some games will be played from midnight onwards. For example, all five of the group-stage matches in Kansas City will take place in the middle of the night UK time, with the earliest kick-off being 00:00 BST on Friday, 26 June for Tunisia against the Netherlands while the latest is a 03:00 BST start for Algeria versus Austria on Sunday, 28 June. The San Francisco Bay Area hosts two games that will kick off at 05:00 BST - Austria versus Jordan on Tuesday, 16 June and Turkey versus Paraguay on Friday, 19 June. There are also 05:00 BST games in Vancouver - Australia versus Turkey on Saturday, 13 June - and in Guadalupe, Mexico, when Tunisia take on Japan on Saturday, 20 June. In total there will be 35 group-stage games that kick-off between 00:00 BST and 05:00 BST, which is almost half of the 72 fixtures for that stage. However, the most common kick-off time is 20:00 BST, with 12 group-stage games taking place then. Iran, the US, and a World Cup that starts in three months Wed, 17 June v Croatia - Dallas at 21:00 (15:00 local) Tue, 23 June v Ghana - Boston at 21:00 (16:00 local) Sat, 27 June v Panama - New Jersey at 22:00 (17:00 local) Sun, 14 June v Haiti - Boston at 02:00 (21:00 local) Fri, 19 June v Morocco - Boston at 23:00 (18:00 local) Wed, 24 June v Brazil - Miami at 23:00 (18:00 local) European champions Spain are the favourites, having enjoyed an almost flawless route through qualification. Their squad is packed with talent such as Pedri, Fabian Ruiz, Martin Zubimendi, 2024 Ballon d'Or winner Rodri and Lamine Yamal, who is one of the best young players in the world. Just behind Spain, this generation of England players is tipped to land some silverware, having finished runners-up at the past two Euros. Thomas Tuchel's team qualified for the World Cup with a perfect record, winning all of their matches without conceding a goal. They have a squad brimming with big names including Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane. France are also strong contenders. Didier Deschamps' squad have a fearsome front line, including Bradley Barcola, Michael Olise, Kylian Mbappe and Hugo Ekitike, and the 2022 runners-up were unbeaten in European qualifying. Defending World Cup champions Argentina won the South American qualifying group by a big margin, finishing nine points ahead of second-placed Ecuador. With two Copa Americas and one World Cup win in just four years, the Albiceleste are looking strong. Finally, despite an underwhelming qualification campaign - in which they finished fifth in the Conmebol table after losing six of their 18 matches - and winning the last of their record five World Cups 22 years ago, who would confidently rule out Brazil ? What information do we collect from this quiz?Who are the outside contenders?ByMichael EmonsBBC Sport journalist Norway have not played in the World Cup since 1998 and have never got past the last 16, but with Manchester City's Erling Haaland scoring 16 goals in qualifying, they could be a surprise in the summer. They were flawless in qualifying, winning all eight of their matches, including home and away victories over four-time winners Italy. Morocco were another side to win all of their qualifying games and they sit eighth in the world rankings. They reached the final of this year's Africa Cup of Nations and, despite being beaten 1-0 by Senegal, they have been controversially awarded the title. They will likely be confident of advancing from a group that contains Brazil, Scotland and Haiti. Egypt , featuring Mohamed Salah, will also expect to make it beyond a group that includes Belgium, New Zealand and Iran. Japan are the strongest of the Asian sides and cruised through qualifying, conceding only three goals in 16 matches. And they recorded their first victory over England with a 1-0 friendly win at Wembley at the end of March. They will be up against the Netherlands, Tunisia and Sweden. Colombia will be confident of a strongshowing after a good South American qualifying campaign in which they beat both Brazil and Argentina as they finished third overall. What about the host nations? Well, Canada , in their third finals, could be a surprise. They have lost all six of their previous World Cup finals matches, but a kind draw has them in with Qatar, Switzerland and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Four nations are set to make their World Cup debut this summer. The tiny Caribbean island of Curacao will become the smallest nation to participate in a World Cup when they take on Germany, Ivory Coast and Ecuador in Group E. Curacao, 37 miles off the Venezuela coast, has a population of a little more than 150,000 (similar to Cambridge or Huddersfield) and a land area of 171 square miles, smaller than the Isle of Man. They only became a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 2010. Cape Verde, meanwhile, are the third-smallest nation after Curacao and Iceland to reach the World Cup. The Blue Sharks secured top spot in their qualifying group ahead of African heavyweights Cameroon. An archipelago of 10 islands in the Atlantic Ocean with a population of fewer than 525,000, Cape Verde gained independence from Portugal in 1975 and first attempted to reach the World Cup when it was held in Japan and South Korea in 2002. They face Spain, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay in Group H There are two debutants from Asia in Uzbekistan and Jordan . The Uzbeks, who were the Asian Cup semi-finalists in 2011, ended their long wait for qualification under 2006 World Cup-winning Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro. The White Wolves boast players such as Manchester City defender Abdukodir Khusanov and former Roma striker Eldor Shomurodov and will hope to make an impact in a group featuring Portugal, Colombia and DR Congo. Jordan, meanwhile, finished behind South Korea with four wins and four draws from 10 matches in the third round of the qualifiers in Asia. Ranked 64th in the world, their progress has been steady, reaching the final of the 2023 Asian Cup, when they were beaten by hosts Qatar. Argentina, Algeria and Austria await in Group J. Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast SoundsGet football news sent straight to your phone

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Wed, 01 Apr 2026
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Lewandowski misses out on World Cup - who else won't be there?

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Lewandowski misses out on World Cup - who else won't be there?

305 Comments One of the greatest strikers of the past 15 years - Poland's Robert Lewandowski - is among the big names who will not be playing at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, the United States and Mexico. The 37-year-old Barcelona striker, who has scored 89 goals for his country, was not able to inspire his side as they lost 3-2 in Stockholm against Sweden in Tuesday's play-off final. Lewandowski, who won the German Bundesliga title on 10 occasions - twice with Borussia Dortmund and then in eight successive seasons with Bayern Munich, before winning La Liga twice with Barca - may have played in his last major international tournament. We have taken a look at six players who have missed out on qualifying for this summer's finals. Gianluigi Donnarumma has been one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League this season since he moved from Paris St-Germain for £26m in September, after helping the French club win the Champions League last season. Despite being player of the tournament as Italy won the 2020 European Championship, he misses out on a World Cup again after Italy lost 4-1 on penalties to Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday. Italy fail to qualify for third World Cup in a row after Bosnia shootout defeat Turkey beat Kosovo to reach first World Cup in 24 years Who is a certain starter at the World Cup? How England's players rated But he will not be at the World Cup as his country Guinea went out in the first round of African qualifying, finishing fourth in their group, with only four wins and three draws from their 10 matches. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia helped Paris St-Germain become European champions last season, scoring in the 5-0 final win over Inter Milan, and he came 12th in the 2025 Ballon d'Or awards. But Georgia had a miserable campaign in World Cup qualifying as they only picked up three points from a group that contained Spain, Turkey and Bulgaria. Lewandowski captained Poland at the World Cup in 2018, but did not score in Russia as his country came bottom of the group. He had a better tournament four years later in Qatar, scoring twice as Poland reached the last 16 before losing to France. He netted four times in Group G in 2026 qualifying only for Poland to finish three points behind the Netherlands, before losing to Sweden on Tuesday. Victor Osimhen helped Napoli win Serie A in 2023 before moving to Galatasaray, where he grabbed 26 goals in 30 games to take them to the Turkish title last season. Nigeria drew five of their 10 matches in the first group phase as they finished one point behind winners South Africa, but then had a second chance in the following play-off. With Osimhen already substituted, Nigeria lost on penalties to DR Congo to miss out on the World Cup. Liverpool and Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has impressed this season and scored some stunning long-range goals. But he will not be at the World Cup after his country let a 2-1 lead slip in their final group game with the Republic of Ireland scoring twice in injury time to clinch a spot in the play-offs and eliminate Hungary. The World Cup in June and July will be a festival of football, but other players not there include goalkeeper Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid and Slovenia), left-back Milos Kerkez (Liverpool and Hungary), centre-half Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest and Serbia), defender Willi Orban (RB Leipzig and Hungary), defender Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal and Italy), full-back Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest and Nigeria), right-back Matty Cash (Aston Villa and Poland), midfielder Sandro Tonali (Newcastle and Italy) and winger Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United and Cameroon). Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast

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Tue, 31 Mar 2026
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How Scotland found their base camp for 'travelling' World Cup

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How Scotland found their base camp for 'travelling' World Cup

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman were waiting at the door of Charlotte FC's training ground for Steve Clarke's arrival. On his search for Scotland's World Cup base camp, the head coach found the one in North Carolina, with a wee hand from a few familiar faces. MLS side Charlotte are coached by Dean Smith, the former Aston Villa manager and pal of Clarke, his assistant is the Scotland boss' former Kilmarnock player, Gary Dicker and the club's technical director is Clarke's ex-St Mirren team-mate, Tommy Wilson. They say it's not what you know, but who you know. A few other nations checked out the Atrium Health Performance Park, while the Scots searched "most of the East Coast", but Charlotte will be their home from home when they compete in their first World Cup since 1998 - against Haiti and Morocco in Boston and Brazil in Miami. With both cities around a two-hour flight away, Clarke said he is hopeful the "top" facilities will provide his side with the "best possible conditions" as they make their long-awaited return to the biggest stage of them all. With the help of Charlotte assistant Dicker and Scotland assistant Steven Naismith, BBC Scotland gets the lowdown on "one of the best facilities in the MLS" and the national team's summer set-up. Scotland choose Charlotte as base for World Cup For Scotland, Naismith admitted getting it right for "travel and humidity" was paramount. "It's a travelling World Cup," the assistant coach and Sportscene pundit said. "We've got two games in Boston, one in Miami, but there's only a limited amount of facilities around Boston. "That was probably the biggest challenge. We've done a lot of work seeing a lot of training bases - there's a lot on offer - but we're delighted with Charlotte." Clarke's former Killie midfielder Dicker agreed it's "a really good central base" with flights to both Scotland's match cities only a couple of hours. "I know it's difficult when at past tournaments it's easier to get around, but you do get used to it here, having an hour, two-hour flight and it not being a big deal. "We're only 20 minutes from the private airport, so I'm sure they'll fly in and out of there too." The travel isn't the only thing the Scots will need to adapt to this summer. The heat and humidity is not something they're used to. Extreme heat during last summer's Club World Cup sparked conversations about this summer's tournament. Benfica's win against Bayern Munich in Charlotte was played at 15:00 local time in sweltering 36C conditions. "I think the humidity ticks the boxes here as well," Dicker added. "It's really hot and humid in the summer, which I think will really help them when they are going to Miami because it's going to be so, so hot down there." In Naismith's words, "world class facilities which are purpose-built for football". That might sound like the bare minimum, but as he scoured around for the ideal spot, the former international found many were tailored for NFL, basketball or baseball teams. "You're actually having to compromise a wee bit on the actual facilities at some places," he explained. "But in Charlotte, they've got the latest technology and recovery. The layout of these are all very much equipped for what we want, what we expect and what the players want day-to-day at their clubs." Dicker, who played and coached at Brighton, said the club's training ground was one of the most impressive aspects when he made the move across the pond in 2024. "We've got four grass pitches, a full-size astro pitch and another nine-aside astro," he told the BBC. "From multiple buildings, meeting rooms, the auditorium, gyms and the canteen, we've got everything pretty close but also in completely separate buildings. "Real Madrid have been, Inter Milan were here for the Club World Cup, I think we've had four or five 'big' clubs come here for pre-season, so it wasn't a surprise we had a lot of national teams come and look here. "But we have a decent Scottish connection and I think that helps a lot. There's a comfort there. "The gaffer here obviously knows Steve well, I think they know they'll be looked after quite well. He worked with John McGinn and a few other Scotland players, so having that connection, understanding what teams need and being flexible with it, really helps." It's also not just about what the squad and staff need. Their families matter too. This is the biggest - and potentially longest - experience and tournament many will partake in. And with it being on the other side of the world, many will want their loved ones close by. But Dicker, who has his wife and children with him, insists there's plenty for families to do. "You're away for so long, I'm sure most of them are going to come with their families," he explained. "But there's loads of stuff to do here with the kids. "It's a fast-growing city, which isn't too busy, while you're close to the mountains and sea too. "Even if they do want to go to Disneyland it's an hour-and-a-half flight to come back and down, it's not far at all." While Clarke might not want to hear of Andy Robertson running around in Mickey Mouse ears, downtime is a priority for the head coach and his staff, who will be "encouraging their freedom". "We're away for a long time, so it was important to get that relaxed element too," the assistant coach added. "It was important that we were not isolated in a training facility that's not in a city, and in Charlotte, there's a lot for the players to do. "We'll be encouraging them and I'm sure we'll try and get them to follow the routine they have back at home, if that's being able to see family time at certain points or if that's going out to do some shopping in an afternoon. "Each player's got their own way of working and the manager's very open to allow that to be the feel around the group."

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Tue, 31 Mar 2026
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How to watch the World Cup on the BBC and ITV

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How to watch the World Cup on the BBC and ITV

The BBC will broadcast Scotland's first men's World Cup match since 1998, when they take on Haiti on 14 June, as well as their final group match against Brazil. England's second group match - against Ghana on 23 June - will also be shown on BBC, as well as their knockout fixtures in the last 32, last 16, and semi-final provided they reach those stages. England's other Group L matches - against Croatia and Panama - and Scotland's meeting with Morocco will be shown on ITV. The BBC will have three of the top four picks in the round of 16 and three of the top five picks in the round of 32. Defending champions Argentina will have their group meetings with Austria and Jordan shown live on the BBC. The BBC will also show two group matches apiece for 2022 finalists France, five-time champions Brazil, the Netherlands and Portugal. "We can't wait to bring you the Fifa Men's World Cup," said director of BBC Sport Alex Kay-Jelski. "From (hopefully) England knockout games live on BBC1 and iPlayer to Scotland's crunch matches with Haiti and Brazil to glamour games featuring Messi, Mbappe, Ronaldo, Yamal, Salah, Haaland, and more, we will bring you the drama and analysis of the moments that matter. "And the ones you can't stay up for, we will have you covered the next morning too." Niall Sloane, ITV director of sport, said: "We are proud to broadcast the FIFA World Cup here at ITV and ensure it stays free-to-air for the UK audience to enjoy all summer." The 2026 World Cup will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, the first time the tournament will be staged by three different nations. The opening match will take place on 11 June 2026 in Mexico City, with the final on 19 July in New Jersey. England and Scotland find out World Cup kick-off times 11 June: Mexico v South Africa (20:00 BST) - ITV 12 June: South Korea v Czech Republic (03:00) - ITV 12 June: Canada v Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:00) - BBC 13 June: Qatar v Switzerland (20:00) - ITV 14 June: Australia v Turkey (05:00) - ITV 14 June: Netherlands v Japan (21:00) - ITV 15 June: Ivory Coast v Ecuador (00:00) - BBC 15 June: Spain v Cape Verde (17:00) - ITV 15 June: Saudi Arabia v Uruguay (23:00) - ITV 16 June: Iran v New Zealand (02:00) - BBC 17 June: Argentina v Algeria (02:00) - ITV 17 June: Portugal v DR Congo (18:00) - BBC 18 June: Uzbekistan v Colombia (03:00) - BBC 18 June: Czech Republic v South Africa (17:00) - BBC 18 June: Switzerland v Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:00) - ITV 19 June: Mexico v South Korea (02:00) - BBC 19 June: Scotland v Morocco (23:00) - ITV 20 June: Netherlands v Sweden (18:00) - BBC 20 June: Germany v Ivory Coast (21:00) - ITV 21 June: Spain v Saudi Arabia (17:00) - BBC 21 June: Cape Verde v Uruguay (23:00) - BBC 22 June: Egypt v New Zealand (02:00) - ITV 22 June: Argentina v Austria (18:00) - BBC 23 June: Portugal v Uzbekistan (18:00) - ITV 24 June: Colombia v DR Congo (03:00) - ITV 24 June: Canada v Switzerland & Bosnia-Herzegovina v Qatar (20:00) - ITV 24 June: Scotland v Brazil & Morocco v Haiti (23:00) - BBC 25 June: Mexico v Czech Republic & South Africa v South Korea (02:00) - BBC 25 June: Germany v Ecuador & Curacao v Ivory Coast (21:00) - BBC 26 June: Turkey v USA & Paraguay v Australia (03:00) - ITV 26 June: Japan v Sweden & Netherlands v Tunisia (00:00) - BBC 26 June: France v Norway & Senegal v Iraq (20:00) - ITV 27 June: Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia & Uruguay v Spain (01:00) - ITV 27 June: Egypt v Iran & New Zealand v Belgium (04:00) - BBC 27 June: England v Panama & Croatia v Ghana (22:00) - ITV 28 June: Algeria v Austria & Argentina v Jordan (03:00) - BBC 28 June: Colombia v Portugal & DR Congo v Uzbekistan (00:30) - BBC Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast SoundsGet football news sent straight to your phone

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Wed, 10 Dec 2025
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