England’s clash with DR Congo will be shown by the BBC

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The BBC and ITV have confirmed where fans will be able to watch the World Cup Round of 32.

The two broadcasters are sharing the rights to the tournament, splitting games 50/50 before both showing the final. The group stages saw big viewing figures for both, with ITV hitting 16.4m and 13.76m peaks for England’s games v Croatia and Panama respectively, while the BBC drew 15.4m for the Three Lions’ draw with Ghana.

For the next round, England returns to the BBC, with it showing manager Thomas Tuchel’s side’s clash with DR Congo at 5pm on Wednesday 1 July. You can see all other fixtures and their corresponding channels below.

Where to watch World Cup 2026 Round of 32 fixtures

8pm Sunday 28 June: South Africa v Canada, ITV, ITVX, STV & STV Player

6pm Monday 29 June: Brazil v Japan, ITV, ITVX, STV & STV Player

9:30pm Monday 29 June: Germany v Paraguay, BBC1, iPlayer & BBC Sport app

2am Tuesday 30 June: Netherlands v Morocco, ITV, ITVX, STV & STV Player

6pm Tuesday 30 June: Ivory Coast v Norway, BBC1, iPlayer & BBC Sport app

10pm Tuesday 30 June: France v Sweden, ITV, ITVX, STV & STV Player

2am Wednesday 1 July: Mexico v Ecuador, ITV, ITVX, STV & STV Player

5pm Wednesday 1 July: England v DR Congo, BBC1, iPlayer & BBC Sport app

9pm Wednesday 1 July: Belgium v Senegal, ITV, ITVX, STV & STV Player

1am Thursday 2 July: United States v Bosnia-Herzegovina, BBC1, iPlayer & BBC Sport app

8pm Thursday 2 July: Spain v Austria, BBC1, iPlayer & BBC Sport app

12am Friday 3 July: Portugal v Croatia, BBC1, iPlayer & BBC Sport app

4am Friday 3 July: Switzerland v Algeria, BBC1, iPlayer & BBC Sport app

7pm Friday 3 July: Australia v Egypt, BBC1, iPlayer & BBC Sport app

11pm Friday 3 July: Argentina v Cape Verde, ITV, ITVX, STV & STV Player

2:30am Saturday 4 July: Colombia v Ghana, ITV, ITVX, STV & STV Player