Stand back from that copy of the Radio Times and bookmark this page. If you’re wondering which combination of Lineker, Shearer and Ferdinand or Pougatch, Dixon and Keane are going to be picking over the bones of England vs Belgium (or, for that matter, Morocco vs Iran) then look no further.
Below is a comprehensive list of the channels and times of each match if you’re in the UK – either from the comfort of your own TV or via the BBC iPlayer or ITV Hub apps on your smartphone or tablet.
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Thursday 14 June
Russia vs Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 4pm - ITV
Friday 15 June
Egypt vs Uruguay (Group A) - Ekaterinburg - 1pm - BBC
Morocco vs Iran (Group B) - St Petersburg - 4pm - ITV
Portugal vs Spain (Group B) - Sochi - 7pm - BBC
Saturday 16 June
France vs Australia (Group C) - Kazan - 11am - BBC
Argentina vs Iceland (Group D) - Moscow (Spartak) - 2pm - ITV
Peru vs Denmark (Group C) - Saransk - 5pm - BBC
Croatia vs Nigeria (Group D) - Kaliningrad - 8pm - ITV
Sunday 17 June
Costa Rica vs Serbia (Group E) - Samara - 1pm - ITV
Germany vs Mexico (Group F) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 4pm - BBC
Brazil vs Switzerland (Group E) - Rostov-on-Don - 7pm - ITV
Monday 18 June
Sweden vs South Korea (Group F) - Nizhny Novgorod - 1pm - ITV
Belgium vs Panama (Group G) - Sochi - 4pm - BBC
Tunisia vs England (Group G) - Volgograd - 7pm - BBC
Tuesday 19 June
Colombia vs Japan (Group H) - Saransk - 1pm - BBC
Poland vs Senegal (Group H) - Moscow (Spartak) - 4pm - ITV
Russia vs Egypt (Group A) - St Petersburg - 7pm - BBC
Wednesday 20 June
Portugal vs Morocco (Group B) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 1pm - BBC
Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Rostov-on-Don - 4pm - BBC
Iran vs Spain (Group B) - Kazan - 7pm - ITV
Thursday 21 June
Denmark vs Australia (Group C) - Samara - 1pm - ITV
France vs Peru (Group C) - Ekaterinburg - 4pm - ITV
Argentina vs Croatia (Group D) - Nizhny Novgorod - 7pm - BBC
Friday 22 June
Brazil vs Costa Rica (Group E) - St Petersburg - 1pm - ITV
Nigeria vs Iceland (Group D) - Volgograd - 4pm - BBC
Serbia vs Switzerland (Group E) - Kaliningrad - 7pm - BBC
Saturday 23 June
Belgium vs Tunisia (Group G) - Moscow (Spartak) - 1pm - BBC
South Korea vs Mexico (Group F) - Rostov-on-Don - 4pm - ITV
Germany v Sweden (Group F) - Sochi - 7pm - ITV
Sunday 24 June
England vs Panama (Group G) - Nizhny Novgorod - 1pm - BBC
Japan vs Senegal (Group H) - Ekaterinburg - 4pm - BBC
Poland vs Colombia (Group H) - Kazan - 7pm - ITV
Monday 25 June
Uruguay vs Russia (Group A) - Samara - 3pm - ITV
Saudi Arabia vs Egypt (Group A) - Volgograd - 3pm - ITV
Spain vs Morocco (Group B) - Kaliningrad - 7pm- BBC
Iran vs Portugal (Group B) - Saransk - 7pm - BBC
Tuesday 26 June
Denmark vs France (Group C) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 3pm - ITV
Australia vs Peru (Group C) - Sochi - 3pm - ITV
Nigeria vs Argentina (Group D) - St Petersburg - 7pm - BBC
Iceland vs Croatia (Group D) - Rostov-on-Don - 7pm - BBC
Wednesday 27 June
South Korea vs Germany (Group F) - Kazan - 3pm - BBC
Mexico vs Sweden (Group F) - Ekaterinburg - 3pm - BBC
Serbia vs Brazil (Group E) - Moscow (Spartak) - 7pm - ITV
Switzerland vs Costa Rica (Group E) - Nizhny Novgorod - 7pm - ITV
Thursday 28 June
Japan vs Poland (Group H) - Volgograd - 3pm - BBC
Senegal vs Colombia (Group H) - Samara - 3pm - BBC
England vs Belgium (Group G) - Kaliningrad - 7pm - ITV
Panama vs Tunisia (Group G) - Saransk - 7pm - ITV
Saturday 30 June
Group C winner vs Group D runner-up - Kazan, 3pm - ITV
Group A winner vs Group B runner-up - Sochi, 7pm - ITV
Sunday 1 July
Group B winner vs Group A runner-up - Moscow (Luzhniki), 3pm - BBC
Group D winner vs Group C runner-up - Nizhny Novgorod, 7pm - ITV
Monday 2 July
Group E winner vs Group F runner-up - Samara, 3pm - BBC
Group G winner vs Group H runner-up - Rostov-on-Don, 7pm - BBC
Tuesday 3 July
Group F winner vs Group E runner-up - St Petersburg 3pm - ITV
Group H winner vs Group G runner-up - Moscow (Spartak), 7pm - BBC
Friday 6 July
Quarter-final one - Nizhny Novgorod, 3pm - BBC
Quarter-final two - Kazan, 7pm - BBC
Saturday 7 July
Quarter-final three - Samara, 3pm - ITV
Quarter-final four - Sochi, 7pm - ITV
Tuesday 10 July
Semi-final one - St Petersburg, 7pm - ITV
Wednesday 11 July
Semi-final two - Moscow (Luzhniki), 7pm - BBC
Saturday 14 July
Third place play-off - St Petersburg, 3pm - ITV
Sunday 15 July
Final - Moscow (Luzhniki), 4pm – BBC and ITV
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