The 2026 World Cup will be shown free to air in the UK, with all 104 matches available live on BBC and ITV, and on STV in Scotland, across June and July as the US, Canada and Mexico host football's biggest tournament.
For the first time, a World Cup will be spread across three countries and expanded to 48 teams, stretching the schedule to five weeks. For viewers in Britain, that means more kick-off slots, more late nights and a lot of tactical use of the remote control.
