World Cup LIVE stream: How to watch matches on TV and online

The World Cup gets underway on June 14th and will keep football fans busy across the world for an entire month.

Football's showpiece event features 32 teams, including holders Germany, competing in 64 games over 32 days.

The 21st edition will be played in 12 stadiums, across 11 cities, spread over 1,800 miles.

England’s unbeaten qualifying campaign under Gareth Southgate will be worth nothing if they repeat their 2014 World Cup disappointment and fail to get out the group.

The Three Lions find themselves in Group G alongside Tunisia, Panama and Belgium.

Express Sport will be on hand to bring you all the latest news and gossip from Russia and here’s how you can watch the all the action.

World Cup TV channels and live streams

TV coverage of the World Cup will be split between ITV and BBC this year.

You can tune in on your TV or online via ITV's app.

Now named ITV Hub, this app is available on both Apple iPhone, iPad and most Android devices and is free to download.

Users can also tune in via Amazon Fire TV, YouView, BT Vision, Sky HD, Sky Q, Samsung TV, NOW TV, Freeview Play and Virgin Media.

Similarly, games on BBC can be watched on BBC iPlayer on the aforementioned platforms.

It's worth noting that you'll need a valid TV Licence if you watch or record live programmes as it is a criminal offence in the UK to watch “live” television without a TV licence.

And if you're away from home and don't have a decent wifi connection – you might want to avoid watching an entire match on your smartphone.

A full football game streamed to your smartphone or tablet will use around 700MB of data.

You’ll also need a TV Licence to download or watch BBC programmes on iPlayer. This applies to any device you use.

World Cup fixtures (All times BST)

14 June

Russia v Saudi Arabia, 4pm ITV

15 June

Egypt v Uruguay, 1pm BBC

Morocco v Iran, 4pm ITV

Portugal v Spain, 7pm BBC

16 June

France v Australia, 11am BBC

Argentina v Iceland, 2pm ITV

Peru v Denmark, 5pm BBC

Croatia v Nigeria, 8pm ITV

17 June

Costa Rica v Serbia, 1pm ITV

Germany v Mexico, 4pm BBC

Brazil v Switzerland, 7pm ITV

18 June

Sweden v South Korea, 1pm ITV

Belgium v Panama, 4pm BBC

Tunisia v England, 7pm BBC

19 June

Colombia v Japan, 1pm BBC

Poland v Senegal, 4pm ITV

Russia v Egypt, 7pm BBC

20 June

Portugal v Morocco, 1pm BBC

Uruguay v Saudi Arabia, 4pm BBC

Iran v Spain, 7pm ITV

21 June

Denmark v Australia, 1pm ITV

France v Peru, 4pm ITV

Argentina v Croatia, 7pm BBC

22 June

Brazil v Costa Rica, 1pm ITV

Nigeria v Iceland, 4pm BBC

Serbia v Switzerland, 7pm BBC

23 June

Belgium v Tunisia, 1pm BBC

South Korea v Mexico, 4pm ITV

Germany v Sweden, 7pm ITV

24 June

England v Panama, 1pm BBC

Japan v Senegal, 4pm BBC

Poland v Colombia, 7pm ITV

25 June

Uruguay v Russia, 3pm ITV

Saudi Arabia v Egypt, 3pm ITV

Spain v Morocco, 7pm BBC

Iran v Portugal, 7pm BBC

26 June

Denmark v France, 3pm ITV

Australia v Peru, 3pm ITV

Iceland v Croatia, 7pm BBC

Argentina v Nigeria, 7pm BBC

27 June

South Korea v Germany, 3pm BBC

Mexico v Sweden, 3pm BBC

Serbia v Brazil, 7pm ITV

Switzerland v Costa Rica, 7pm ITV

28 June

Senegal v Colombia, 3pm BBC

Japan v Poland, 3pm BBC

England v Belgium, 7pm ITV

Panama v Tunisia, 7pm ITV

World Cup knockout fixtures

Last 16

30 June

Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D, 3pm

Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B, 7pm

1 July

Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A, 3pm

Winner Group D v Runner-up Group C, 7pm

2 July

Winner Group E v Runner-up Group F, 3pm

Winner Group G v Runner-up GroupH, 7pm

3 July

Winner Group F v Runner-up Group E, 3pm

Winner Group H v Runner-up Group G, 7pm

Quarter-finals

6 July

Quarter-final 1, 3pm

Quarter-final 2, 7pm

7 July

Quarter-final 3, 3pm

Quarter-final 4, 7pm

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1, 7pm ITV

11 July

Semi-final 2, 7pm BBC

Third-placed play-off

14 July

Third-place play-off, 3pm ITV

World Cup final

Sunday 15th July

Final, 4pm live on BBC and ITV