As is generally the case, the BBC and ITV will take turns broadcasting England matches to the home nations. ITV carry both pre-tournament warm-up friendlies against New Zealand and Costa Rica, and will also take on two of the three group stage fixtures.

England fans are seething over the "garbage" quality of ITV's footage of Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions' pre-World Cup friendly with New Zealand

ITV's England World Cup coverage came under scrutiny after fans slammed the broadcaster's 'garbage' footage quality during the friendly against New Zealand, but an ITV source says a third-party feed was to blame.

The 2026 World Cup is finally upon us and is set to break new ground as FIFA continues to expand and develop its showpiece tournament. England are set to begin their latest attempt at claiming

Although England has won the last two times these teams have met in official competition, including a Euro win in 2021, it's not the same. Even a win at the World Cup wouldn't make up for the heartbreak of 2018, but it would be a tiny bit of revenge. And if Croatia wins, it might mentally break every single person in England.

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England fans were left furious with ITV's coverage of the Three Lions' friendly against New Zealand ahead of the World Cup, with many vowing to switch to the BBC after broadcast feed issues marred the

England's men's national team has high World Cup expectations, and the Three Lions won't let weather get in the way.