2026-06-07 00:00 Channel coming soon. 06:00 Channel coming soon. 12:00 Channel coming soon. 12:30 The Contenders 26 Senegal are becoming consistent qualifiers, Ousmane Dembélé has a Ballon d'Or, and we check out host city Boston. 13:00 The Contenders 26 England are being reshaped by Thomas Tuchel, Amad Diallo is a rising star for the Ivory Coast, and the U20 World Cup bodes well for Morocco's future. 13:30 The Contenders 26 Luka Modric is a World Cup specialist, Cape Verde are one of the smallest ever nations to qualify for the World Cup, and we look at host city Atlanta.6. 14:00 The Contenders 26 Bruno Fernandes is Portugal's assist king, 2022 hosts Qatar return, and we look at World Cup innovations. 14:30 The Contenders 26 Spain will enter the World Cup as favourites, Granit Xhaka is enjoying a renaissance with Switzerland, and we check out the latest World Cup stickers. 15:00 The Contenders 26 Portugal may boast the deepest squad in international football, Scott McTominay is Scotland's superhero, and Toronto will welcome the World Cup to Canada. 15:30 The Contenders 26 Norway are back thanks to Erling Haaland's goals, Kylian Mbappé is now a leader for France, and New York/New Jersey have the honour of hosting the World Cup final. 16:00 The Contenders 26 Algeria have one final shot with their golden generation, Marquinhos is Brazil's leader, and we examine the great Estadio Azteca. 16:30 The Contenders 26 Senegal are becoming consistent qualifiers, Ousmane Dembélé has a Ballon d'Or, and we check out host city Boston. 17:00 The Contenders 26 England are being reshaped by Thomas Tuchel, Amad Diallo is a rising star for the Ivory Coast, and the U20 World Cup bodes well for Morocco's future. 17:30 The Contenders 26 Luka Modric is a World Cup specialist, Cape Verde are one of the smallest ever nations to qualify for the World Cup, and we look at host city Atlanta.6. 18:00 The Contenders 26 Bruno Fernandes is Portugal's assist king, 2022 hosts Qatar return, and we look at World Cup innovations. 18:30 The Contenders 26 Spain will enter the World Cup as favourites, Granit Xhaka is enjoying a renaissance with Switzerland, and we check out the latest World Cup stickers. 19:00 The Contenders 26 Portugal may boast the deepest squad in international football, Scott McTominay is Scotland's superhero, and Toronto will welcome the World Cup to Canada. 19:30 The Contenders 26 Norway are back thanks to Erling Haaland's goals, Kylian Mbappé is now a leader for France, and New York/New Jersey have the honour of hosting the World Cup final. 20:00 The Contenders 26 Colombia have high hopes following a two-year unbeaten run, Mohammed Kudus is Ghana's biggest star, and we look at host city Vancouver. 20:30 The Contenders 26 Uruguay are always a phsyical challenge at the finals, Riyah Mahrez is a superstar for Algeria, and Guadalajara will welcome fans to its stunning volcano stadium. 21:00 The Contenders 26 Julian Alvarez is ready to accept the mantle of Messi for Argentina, Tunisia extend North Africa's regional dominance, and we celebrate the career of Bora Milutinovic. 21:30 The Contenders 26 Cristiano Ronaldo will smash a host of records at his sixth World Cup, Paraguay return after a 16 year absence, and Houston will bring the World Cup to Texas.
2026-06-08 09:30 The Contenders 26 Cristiano Ronaldo will smash a host of records at his sixth World Cup, Paraguay return after a 16 year absence, and Houston will bring the World Cup to Texas. 12:00 The Contenders 26 Croatia are recent World Cup specialists, Moises Caicedo is living up to his huge price tag, and we analyse the Group Stage draw. 12:30 The Contenders 26 France boast the most complete squad in the world, Sadio Mané is Senegal's superstar, and we check out host city Monterrey. 13:00 The Contenders 26 Saudi Arabia are a growing force in world football, Erling Haaland fired Norway to the World Cup for the first time this century, and Panama will be one of the toughest teams at the finals. 13:30 The Contenders 26 Belgium hope their golden generation can make one final push for glory, Martin Odegaard is Norway's natural born leader. 14:00 The Contenders 26 Switzerland are qualification masters, Virgil van Dijk might be the best defender in the world, and Haiti will bring their unique culture to the global stage. 14:30 The Contenders 26 Bafana Bafana return for the first time since hosting in 2010, Austria are reborn under Ralf Rangnick, and Kevin de Bruyne is renewed following his move to Napoli. 15:00 The Contenders 26 The Netherlands remain the greatest football nation never to win the World Cup, Florian Wirtz is Germany's latest superstar. 15:30 The Contenders 26 Scotland will bring the Tartan Army to North America, Curacao will be the tiniest nation at the Finals, Memphis Depay will bid to add to his record haul of goals for the Netherlands. 16:00 Football's Greatest Stage Captaining Argentina to glory at the 2022 World Cup cemented Lionel Messi's status as the greatest footballer in history. 16:30 Football's Greatest Stage No individual has dominated a single World Cup like Diego Maradona dominated Mexico 1986. 17:00 Football's Greatest Stage A World Cup winner as a teenager, then the scorer of a World Cup final hat-trick, Kylian Mbappe is French footballing royalty. 17:30 Football's Greatest Stage Brazil's poster boy of the 1990s, Ronaldo was ice cold in front of goal on the biggest stage. 18:00 Football's Greatest Stage Portugal's Eusebio is one of the most potent goalscorers in World Cup history. 18:30 The Contenders 26 Croatia are recent World Cup specialists, Moises Caicedo is living up to his huge price tag, and we analyse the Group Stage draw. 19:00 The Contenders 26 France boast the most complete squad in the world, Sadio Mané is Senegal's superstar, and we check out host city Monterrey. 19:30 The Contenders 26 Saudi Arabia are a growing force in world football, Erling Haaland fired Norway to the World Cup for the first time this century, and Panama will be one of the toughest teams at the finals. 20:00 The Contenders 26 Belgium hope their golden generation can make one final push for glory, Martin Odegaard is Norway's natural born leader. 20:30 The Contenders 26 Switzerland are qualification masters, Virgil van Dijk might be the best defender in the world, and Haiti will bring their unique culture to the global stage. 21:00 The Contenders 26 Bafana Bafana return for the first time since hosting in 2010, Austria are reborn under Ralf Rangnick, and Kevin de Bruyne is renewed following his move to Napoli. 21:30 The Contenders 26 The Netherlands remain the greatest football nation never to win the World Cup, Florian Wirtz is Germany's latest superstar.
2026-06-09 09:30 The Contenders 26 The Netherlands remain the greatest football nation never to win the World Cup, Florian Wirtz is Germany's latest superstar. 12:00 The Contenders 26 These are lean times for Germany but Die Mannschaft can never be written off at a major tournament. 12:30 The Contenders 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina had to build a football identity from nothing, while the nation was rebuilding around them.co, and Canada unite to stage sport's biggest event of 2026. 13:00 The Contenders 26 When Turkey finished third at the 2002 World Cup, few would have believed it would be almost a quarter of a century before their side's next appearance at the tournament. 13:30 The Contenders 26 DR Congo and Iraq were the final two qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. 14:00 The Contenders 26 Japan cruised through AFC Asian Qualifiers but Qatar were made to toil on the Road to 26. 14:30 The Contenders 26 Korea Republic cruised through AFC Asian Qualifiers but Saudi Arabia were made to toil on the Road to 26. 15:00 The Contenders 26 Australia extended their World Cup qualification streak while Jordan broke new ground in AFC Asian Qualifiers. 15:30 The Contenders 26 IR Iran remain masters of AFC qualifying. Uzbekistan head to the World Cup for the first time. 16:00 Football's Greatest Stage Midfield schemer Luka Modric helped unfancied Croatia to the brink of World Cup success. 16:30 Football's Greatest Stage Andres Iniesta and Xavi made for the World Cup's greatest midfield double-act. 17:00 Football's Greatest Stage The mastermind behind the Netherlands reaching the World Cup final in 1974, Johan Cruyff is the most influential figure in the modern game. 17:30 Football's Greatest Stage Pelé did not win three world cups single-handedly. 18:00 Football's Greatest Stage Franz Beckenbauer tasted World Cup glory as both player and manager. 18:30 The Contenders 26 Scotland will bring the Tartan Army to North America, Curacao will be the tiniest nation at the Finals, Memphis Depay will bid to add to his record haul of goals for the Netherlands. 19:00 The Contenders 26 These are lean times for Germany but Die Mannschaft can never be written off at a major tournament. 19:30 The Contenders 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina had to build a football identity from nothing, while the nation was rebuilding around them.co, and Canada unite to stage sport's biggest event of 2026. 20:00 The Contenders 26 When Turkey finished third at the 2002 World Cup, few would have believed it would be almost a quarter of a century before their side's next appearance at the tournament. 20:30 The Contenders 26 DR Congo and Iraq were the final two qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. 21:00 The Contenders 26 Japan cruised through AFC Asian Qualifiers but Qatar were made to toil on the Road to 26.