The World Cup 2022 has reached the business end and, while off the pitch controversy continues to reign and the headline-makers continue to be the host nation’s late changes to rules, on the pitch there will still be millions who tune in for games.
In the UK, every single match will be shown free-to-air across either BBC or ITV, with both broadcasters now having announced their line-ups of pundits, analysts and commentators - which in itself is always a tournament talking point.
Here’s everything you need to know to watch every game, with updates to come for the knock-out phase in Qatar.
Where BBC is listed as the broadcaster, the TV channel will be BBC One unless otherwise noted and the game will be streamed live via the BBC iPlayer.
When ITV is listed, the TV channel will be ITV1 unless otherwise noted and games will be streamed via ITVX, the new online service replacing ITV Hub. These games will also be on STV where available.
Knock-out schedule and TV channels
We’re down to the semi-final stage, with all four remaining matches selected as follows by the broadcasters:
Tuesday 13 December
Argentina v Croatia, 7pm on ITV 1
Wednesday 14 December
France v Morocco, 7pm on BBC 1
Saturday 17 December
Third-place play-off, 3pm on BBC 1
Sunday 18 December
World Cup final, 3pm on BBC 1 and ITV 1
The schedule for all knock-out games is already set, including the kick-off times and venues, and can be viewed in full here.
Group stage schedule and TV channels
Sunday November 20
- Qatar v Ecuador, 7pm, BBC
Monday 21 November
- England v Iran, 1pm, BBC
- Senegal v Netherlands, 4pm, ITV
- USA v Wales, 7pm, ITV
Tuesday 22 November
- Argentina v Saudi Arabia, 10am, ITV
- Denmark v Tunisia, 1pm, ITV
- Mexico v Poland, 4pm, BBC
- France v Australia, 7pm, BBC
Wednesday 23 November
- Morocco v Croatia, 10am, ITV
- Germany v Japan, 1pm, ITV
- Spain v Costa Rica, 4pm, ITV
- Belgium v Canada, 7pm, BBC
Thursday 24 November
- Switzerland v Cameroon, 10am, ITV
- Uruguay v South Korea, 1pm, BBC
- Portugal v Ghana, 4pm, ITV
- Brazil v Serbia, 7pm, BBC
Friday 25 November
- Wales v Iran, 10am, BBC
- Qatar v Senegal, 1pm, BBC
- Netherlands v Ecuador, 4pm, ITV
- England v USA, 7pm, ITV
Saturday 26 November
- Tunisia v Australia, 10am, BBC
- Poland v Saudi Arabia, 1pm, ITV
- France v Denmark, 4pm, ITV
- Argentina v Mexico, 7pm, ITV
Sunday 27 November
- Japan v Costa Rica, 10am, ITV
- Belgium v Morocco, 1pm, BBC
- Croatia v Canada, 4pm, BBC
- Spain v Germany, 7pm, BBC
Monday 28 November
- Cameroon v Serbia, 10am, ITV
- South Korea v Ghana, 1pm, BBC
- Brazil v Switzerland, 4pm, ITV
- Portugal v Uruguay, 7pm, ITV
Tuesday 29 November
- Ecuador v Senegal, 3pm, ITV
- Netherlands v Qatar, 3pm, ITV
- Iran v USA, 7pm, BBC
- Wales v England, 7pm, BBC
Wednesday 30 November
- Tunisia v France, 3pm, BBC
- Australia v Denmark, 3pm, BBC
- Poland v Argentina, 7pm, BBC
- Saudi Arabia v Mexico, 7pm, BBC
Thursday 1 December
- Canada v Morocco, 4pm, BBC
- Croatia v Belgium, 4pm, BBC
- Japan v Spain, 7pm, ITV
- Costa Rica v Germany, 7pm, ITV
Friday 2 December
- Ghana v Uruguay, 4pm, BBC
- South Korea v Portugal, 4pm, BBC
- Serbia v Switzerland, 7pm, ITV
- Cameroon v Brazil, 7pm, ITV
