World Cup 2026 qualifiers TV schedule: Coverage, TV fixtures and live stream
Your guide to World Cup 2026 qualifiers live on TV.
The World Cup is coming. Blink and it'll be here.
The finest football nations will flock to Canada, Mexico and the United States for a blockbuster feast of football – but who will make it?
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are all in action this week as they seek to progress to the finals.
Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions made the perfect start to their Group K campaign with three wins from three and six goals scored without reply.
Wales are battling at the sharp end of their group, but Belgium boast games in hand and could claw back the deficit.
Northern Ireland and Scotland are yet to begin their qualifying campaigns due to the nature of their four-team groups.
Fans across the home nations will have free access to all the big games, with a host of exciting clashes on the slate during this break.
RadioTimes.com brings you the World Cup 2026 qualifiers TV schedule, including every home nations game you can watch live in the UK.
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World Cup 2026 qualifiers TV schedule
All UK time. Subject to change. Home nations only.
Thursday 4th September
- Kazakhstan v Wales (3pm) BBC One / iPlayer
- Luxembourg v Northern Ireland (7:45pm) BBC One Northern Ireland / iPlayer
Friday 5th September
- Denmark v Scotland (7:45pm) BBC Two / BBC Scotland / iPlayer
Saturday 6th September
- England v Andorra (5pm) ITV1 / ITVX
Sunday 7th September
- Germany v Northern Ireland (7:45pm) BBC Two / BBC One Northern Ireland / iPlayer
Monday 8th September
- Belarus v Scotland (7:45pm) BBC One Scotland / iPlayer
More matches to be added.
World Cup 2026 qualifiers TV rights
BBC and ITV will share TV rights to show home nations matches in the World Cup 2026 qualifiers.
ITV boast the rights to show all England games across their platforms. Matches will be broadcast live on ITV1.
BBC will air Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales matches via regional variants of BBC One or BBC Two.
Of course, all matches on these channels can also be live streamed via BBC iPlayer and ITVX online via a range of devices.
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Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.
