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

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.