What TV channel is the World Cup final on? How to watch Spain v Argentina in the UK

The end of the 2026 World Cup is nigh, with Sunday’s final unmissable.

Every single game from the competition has been available to watch on free-to-air TV for UK viewers., with the BBC and ITV sharing coverage right through to the decider.

The time difference has provided a challenge for European audiences, with some games kicking off in the early hours – though their were kinder start times for the semi-finals, and it will be the same for the final.

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Here’s how you can watch the final game of the 2026 World Cup:

World Cup 2026 TV schedule, UK

Final

Sunday 19 July

Spain vs Argentina – 8pm BST – BBC and ITV / STV

England fans will be keen to follow the Three Lions’ progress despite time differences (PA)

Third-place play-off

Saturday 18 July

France 4-6 England

Semi-finals

Tuesday 14 July

France 0-2 Spain

Wednesday 15 July

England 1-2 Argentina

Quarter-finals

Thursday 9 July

France 2-0 Morocco

Friday 10 July

Spain 2-1 Belgium

Saturday 11 July

Norway 1-2 England A.E.T.

Sunday 12 July

Fifa president Gianni Infantino (right) with US president Donald Trump (PA)

Argentina 3-1 Switzerland A.E.T.

Last-16

Saturday 4 July

Canada 0-3 Morocco

Paraguay 0-1 France

Sunday 5 July

Brazil 1-2 Norway

Monday 6 July

Mexico 2-3 England

Portugal 0-1 Spain

Tuesday 7 July

This Germany fan and many others will be keen to see the team add a fifth star to their jersey (Reuters)

USA 1-4 Belgium

Argentina 3-2 Egypt

Switzerland 0-0 (4-3 pens) Colombia

Round-of-32

Sunday 28 June

South Africa 0-1 Canada

Monday 29 June

In 2022, led by Lionel Messi, Argentina ended a 36-year wait for their third World Cup trophy (Getty)

Brazil 2-1 Japan

Germany 1-1 (3-4 pens) Paraguay

Tuesday 30 June

Netherlands 1-1 (2-3 pens) Morocco

Ivory Coast 1-2 Norway

France 3-0 Sweden

Wednesday 1 July

Mexico 2-0 Ecuador

England 2-1 DR Congo

Belgium 3-2 Senegal A.E.T.

Thursday 2 July

USA 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Spain 3-0 Austria

Friday 3 July

The New York New Jersey stadium will be a key venue this summer, hosting the final among other games (Getty)

Portugal 2-1 Croatia

Switzerland 2-0 Algeria

Australia 1-1 (2-4 pens) Egypt

Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde A.E.T.

Saturday 4 July

Colombia 1-0 Ghana

Group stage results

Thursday 11 June

Mexico 2-0 South Africa (Group A)

Friday 12 June

South Korea 2-1 Czech Republic (Group A)

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, just 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)

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 netted 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 20 June

Brazil 3-0 Haiti (Group C)

Turkey 0-1 Paraguay (Group D)

Vini Jr, shown 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 21 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 )

Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde (Group H)

Monday 22 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 23 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 24 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 25 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)

Friday 26 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 27 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 28 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)