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The finest football nations will flock to Canada, Mexico and the United States for a blockbuster feast of the beautiful game – but who will make it?

England have already booked their place at next summer's tournament but Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales face crucial clashes during the November international break as they look to follow suit.

Whether they're battling for top spot or second, and a place in the play-offs, all four have something to play for in the final set of World Cup Qualifiers fixtures.

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.

Friday 14th November

  • Slovakia v Northern Ireland (7:45pm) BBC Three / BBC Two Northern Ireland

Saturday 15th November

  • Liechtenstein v Wales (5pm) BBC Two / BBC iPlayer / S4C Online
  • Greece v Scotland (7:45pm) BBC Scotland / BBC Two

Sunday 16th November

  • Hungary v Republic of Ireland (2pm) Amazon Prime PPV
  • Albania v England (5pm) ITV1 / STV

Monday 17th November

  • Northern Ireland v Luxembourg (7:45pm) BBC Three / BBC Two Northern Ireland

Tuesday 18th November

  • Scotland v Denmark (7:45pm) BBC Scotland / BBC Two
  • Wales v North Macedonia (7:45pm) BBC One Wales / BBC Three / S4C

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.

Some fixtures have been pitched up for coverage on Amazon Prime Pay-Per-View.

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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.

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