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In the latest Football Daily podcast, Eleanor Oldroyd discusses FIFA's new proposal with BBC Sport's Simon Stone and finance expert Kieran Maguire. The panel examines the proposal's feasibility, investor influence, and potential impact on fans.
A new BBC podcast series, 'Sports Strangest Crimes Presents: Shadows On The Pitch,' investigates a conspiracy theory that the US influenced a World Cup qualifying tournament to save the 1994 World Cup. The first episode features a former referee with a cryptic message.
BBC Sounds has launched 'Karel Prince: Lie Detector', a podcast where hosts Karel Prince and Anita Abayomi investigate unbelievable football stories. In the first episode, former Manchester United striker Brian McClair presents three tales from his career, including a Sir Alex Ferguson hairdryer incident and David Beckham's pre-match rituals.
The BBC has thanked 42.8 million UK viewers who tuned into its World Cup coverage, with 237 million streams on iPlayer and the BBC Sport app. The tournament saw record iPlayer usage and 1.7 billion page views on the BBC Sport website and app.
Spain's World Cup final victory over Argentina attracted a peak audience of 15.8 million on BBC One and iPlayer. The BBC reported a 64% viewing share and 237 million total streams across the tournament, double the 2022 World Cup.
The BBC has released a closing montage of its coverage of the 2026 Fifa World Cup, capturing the highs, lows and colour of the tournament.
BBC Football Extra readers have shared images of World Cup memorabilia spanning from 1966 to 2010, including mascots, programmes, tickets, and coin collections. Highlights include a 1966 World Cup Willie mascot and a ticket from the 1966 semi-final.
In the latest episode of BBC's Football Daily, John Murray, Ian Dennis, and Ali Bruce-Ball discuss the World Cup quarter-finals, including England's 3-2 win over Mexico at the Azteca and Argentina's match against Cape Verde. Special guest engineer Rob reveals behind-the-scenes stadium operations.
BBC Sport's England reporter Kelly Somers shares the story behind the Harry Kane interview that went viral worldwide.
The BBC will offer a 'Stay Up or Catch Up' service for England's World Cup last-16 match against Mexico, which kicks off at 01:00 BST. Fans can watch live on BBC One or catch a spoiler-free re-run on BBC Two from 07:10 BST.
BBC commentator Danny Murphy has provided an update on the fate of his cat Bob, who ended up in Preston.
A peak audience of 16.3 million viewers watched England's dramatic 2-1 victory over DR Congo on BBC TV, with 10.4 million additional streams online. The match was the most-watched BBC moment of the year. England will face Mexico in the last 16 on Monday at 01:00 BST.
England's World Cup last-32 match against DR Congo will be broadcast live on BBC One and iPlayer. The BBC will also show Spain vs Austria, Portugal vs Croatia, Germany vs Paraguay, and other knockout games. All 16 matches are covered across BBC platforms.
BBC and ITV face a tight turnaround to select which World Cup round of 32 matches to broadcast. The BBC gets first pick among 16 games, with many lineups unknown until the group stage ends. The first knockout match kicks off just 15 hours later.
The 2026 World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico is underway. BBC will show 54 matches live, including the final on 19 July, with 92 games on BBC Sounds and full coverage on the BBC Sport website and app.
BBC Sport and the Sidemen will co-host a World Cup watchalong for Germany vs. Ecuador on YouTube and BBC iPlayer. The event features pre-match build-up and commentary from four Sidemen members, available to UK viewers only.
The BBC has extended its rights agreement with UEFA to broadcast men's international matches for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland until June 2028. The deal covers around 60 live matches over the next two years, including Nations League fixtures and Euro 2028 qualifiers, all available free-to-air across BBC platforms.
The BBC has introduced a 3D Live Match Experience for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, offering UK viewers immersive options like first-person player views and tactical match views. Powered by FIFA data and Immersiv.io technology, it is a first for the UK and available exclusively via BBC Sport.
Gary Lineker is set to make a surprise appearance on ITV's World Cup coverage for the Germany vs Ivory Coast match. The former Match of the Day host will join the rival broadcaster as a pundit.
BBC Scotland's Samuel Ukah provides a guide to Morocco, who face Scotland on Friday at the World Cup (23:00 BST).
