BBC and ITV are two state owned free to air TV networks in the United Kingdom. Both will be sharing the broadcasting rights for the FIFA World Cup 2022. Each network will produce live coverage for 32 world cup games making it 64 in total. Both networks have already announced their broadcasting schedule and picks for the group stages of the tournament. Which channel will be showing which knockout game will be revealed at the end of November.
Below is the entire BBC and ITV schedule for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
There will be total 64 games of which 48 are group stages matches. Both ITV and BBC will produce live coverage for 24 group games each. followed by 8 knockout ties on each network.
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Since both channels are UK based we have put the kickoff times according to UK time
| DATE | MATCH | UK TIME | CHANNEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 November | Opening Ceremony | 03:00 PM | BBC |
| 20 November | Qatar vs Ecuador | 04:00 PM | BBC |
| 21 November | Senegal vs Netherlands | 10:00 AM | ITV |
| 21 November | England vs Iran | 01:00 PM | BBC |
| 21 November | USA vs Wales | 07:00 PM | ITV |
| 22 November | Argentina vs Saudi Arabia | 10:00 AM | ITV |
| 22 November | Denmark vs Tunisia | 01:00 PM | ITV |
| 22 November | Mexico vs Poland | 04:00 PM | BBC |
| 22 November | France vs Australia | 07:00 PM | BBC |
| 23 November | Morocco vs Croatia | 10:00 AM | ITV |
| 23 November | Germany vs Japan | 01:00 PM | ITV |
| 23 November | Spain vs Costa Rica | 04:00 PM | ITV |
| 23 November | Belgium vs Canada | 07:00 PM | BBC |
| 24 November | Switzerland vs Cameroon | 10:00 AM | ITV |
| 24 November | Uruguay vs South Korea | 01:00 PM | BBC |
| 24 November | Portugal vs Ghana | 04:00 PM | ITV |
| 24 November | Brazil vs Serbia | 07:00 PM | BBC |
| 25 November | Wales vs Iran | 10:00 AM | BBC |
| 25 November | Qatar vs Senegal | 01:00 PM | BBC |
| 25 November | Netherlands vs Ecuador | 04:00 PM | ITV |
| 25 November | England vs USA | 07:00 PM | ITV |
| 26 November | Tunisia vs Australia | 10:00 AM | BBC |
| 26 November | Poland vs Saudi Arabia | 01:00 PM | ITV |
| 26 November | France vs Denmark | 04:00 PM | ITV |
| 26 November | Argentina vs Mexico | 07:00 PM | ITV |
| 27 November | Japan vs Costa Rica | 10:00 AM | ITV |
| 27 November | Japan vs Costa Rica | 01:00 PM | BBC |
| 27 November | Croatia vs Canada | 04:00 PM | BBC |
| 27 November | Spain vs Germany | 07:00 PM | BBC |
| 28 November | Cameroon vs Serbia | 10:00 AM | ITV |
| 28 November | South Korea vs Ghana | 01:00 PM | BBC |
| 28 November | Brazil vs Switzerland | 04:00 PM | ITV |
| 28 November | Portugal vs Uruguay | 07:00 PM | ITV |
| 29 November | Ecuador vs Senegal | 10:00 AM | ITV |
| 29 November | Netherlands vs Qatar | 01:00 PM | ITV |
| 29 November | Iran vs United States | 04:00 PM | BBC |
| 29 November | Wales vs England | 07:00 PM | BBC |
| 30 November | Tunisia vs France | 10:00 AM | BBC |
| 30 November | Australia vs Denmark | 01:00 PM | BBC |
| 30 November | Poland vs Argentina | 04:00 PM | BBC |
| 30 November | Saudi Arabia vs Mexico | 07:00 PM | BBC |
| 1 December | Canada vs Morocco | 10:00 AM | BBC |
| 1 December | Croatia vs Belgium | 01:00 PM | BBC |
| 1 December | Japan vs Spain | 04:00 PM | ITV |
| 1 December | Costa Rica vs Germany | 07:00 PM | ITV |
| 2 December | Ghana vs Uruguay | 10:00 AM | BBC |
| 2 December | South Korea vs Portugal | 01:00 PM | BBC |
| 2 December | Serbia vs Switzerland | 04:00 PM | ITV |
| 2 December | Cameroon vs Brazil | 07:00 PM | ITV |
BBC & ITV Knockout Stage Schedule:
So far both channels have only confirmed group stage TV picks. The knockout stage schedule and picks will be announced by 30th November 2022. ITV has the right to pick first knockout tie while BBC has first pick option in both quarterfinals and semifinal stages.
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