REVEALED: BBC and ITV’s Euro 2024 group stage TV picks are announced – and it’s good news for Gareth Southgate’s England
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England’s first two games of the 2024 European Championship in Germany will be broadcast by the BBC, it has been revealed.
Gareth Southgate’s side have been drawn in a relatively straight-forward Group C for the competition, alongside Denmark, Slovenia and Serbia, as they look to go one better than Euro 2020.
England reached the final at Wembley, with Luke Shaw handing the home side an early lead, only for Italy to come back and win it on penalties following Leonardo Bonucci’s second half equaliser.
Manager Southgate was in attendance at the draw in Hamburg, but remained tight-lipped on his side’s prospects, yet he will surely be confident of his side’s chances of progression to the next round.
‘We’re third in the world rankings this week, we’ve been in the top five for five years so consistently they’ve produced performances,’ said Southgate.
Gareth Southgate’s side have been drawn in a relatively easy group with Denmark, Serbia and Slovenia
It’s good news for England who have a far better record when their games are shown on one broadcaster over the other historically
TV Schedule
14 June: Germany v Scotland (20:00 BST) – ITV
15 June: Hungary v Switzerland (14:00) and Spain v Croatia (17:00) – ITV
15 June: Italy v Albania (20:00) – BBC
16 June: Play-off A winners* v Netherlands (14:00) and Serbia v England (20:00) – BBC
16 June: Slovenia v Denmark (17:00) – ITV
17 June: Romania v play-off B winners** (14:00) – BBC
17 June: Belgium v Slovakia (17:00) and Austria v France (20:00) – ITV
18 June: Turkey v play-off C winners*** (17:00) and Portugal v Czech Republic (20:00) – BBC
19 June: Croatia v Albania (14:00) – ITV
19 June: Germany v Hungary (17:00) and Scotland v Switzerland (20:00) – BBC
20 June: Denmark v England (17:00) – BBC
21 June: Slovakia v play-off B winners (14:00) and Netherlands v France (20:00) and Play-off C winners v Czech Republic (14:00) – BBC
21 June: Play-off A winners v Austria (17:00) – ITV
22 June: Turkey v Portugal (17:00) and Belgium v Romania (20:00) – ITV
23 June: Switzerland v Germany (20:00) and Scotland v Hungary (20:00) – BBC
24 June: Albania v Spain (20:00) and Croatia v Italy (20:00) and Netherlands v Austria (17:00) – BBC
25 June: France v play-off A winners (17:00) – BBC
25 June: England v Slovenia (20:00) – and Denmark v Serbia (20:00) – ITV
26 June: Slovakia v Romania (17:00) and Play-off B winners v Belgium (17:00) – BBC
26 June: Play-off C winners v Portugal (20:00) and Czech Republic v Turkey (20:00) – ITV
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‘They are used to that. They have that expectation. They are used to playing in big matches and have produced regularly.
‘They are used to playing in big matches together and individually so we are excited and all looking forward to the summer.’
The Three Lions’ first two games of the competition, against Denmark and Serbia, will be shown on the BBC, before rivals ITV show the final group clash with Slovenia.
It will come as welcome news to the Three Lions – who enter the Euros as one of the favourites – with their record on the BBC historically better than their results on ITV.
Between the 1998 and 2022 World Cups, England lost only twice on BBC, compared to nine on their rivals ITV.
ITV will be showing the opening game of the competition, when hosts Germany take on Steve Clarke’s Scotland at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena.
The Tartan Army’s other two group games will be shown by the BBC, who will also be broadcasting Wales’ group games – should they make it through the play-offs – against heavyweights Netherlands and France.
The showpiece final is set to be broadcast on both channels, with the BBC taking first choice of quarter-finals and ITV getting dibs on last-16 and semi-final games.
Spain’s clash with reigning champions Italy will be shown on ITV from Group B, while the BBC will take on hosting duties for Netherlands vs France.
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ENGLAND’S BROADCAST RECORD
World Cup 1998
England 2 – 0 Tunisia – BBC – Won
Romania 2 – 1 England – ITV – Lost
Colombia 0 – 2 England – BBC – Won
Argentina 2 – 2 England – ITV – Draw (Argentina win 4-3 on penalties)
Euro 2000
Portugal 3 – 2 England – ITV – Lost
England 1 – 0 Germany – BBC and ITV – Won
England 2 – 3 Romania – BBC – Lost
World Cup 2002
England 1 – 1 Sweden – ITV – Draw
Argentina 0 – 1 England – BBC – Won
Nigeria 0 – 0 England – BBC – Draw
Denmark 0 – 3 England – BBC – Won
England 1 – 2 Brazil – BBC – Lost
Euro 2004
France 2 – 1 England – ITV – Lost
England 3 – 0 Switzerland – ITV – Won
Croatia 2 – 4 England – BBC – Won
Portugal 2 – 2 England – BBC – Draw (Portugal win 6-5 on pens)
World Cup 2006
England 1 – 0 Paraguay – BBC – Won
England 2 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago – ITV – Won
Sweden 2 – 2 England – ITV – Draw
England 1 – 0 Ecuador – BBC – Won
England 0 – 0 Portugal – ITV – Draw (Portugal win 3-1 on pens)
World Cup 2010
England 1 – 1 USA – ITV – Draw
England 0 – 0 Algeria – ITV – Draw
Slovenia 0 – 1 England – BBC – Won
Germany 4 – 1 England – BBC – Lost
Euro 2012
France 1 – 1 England – ITV – Draw
Sweden 2 – 3 England – BBC – Won
England 1 – 0 Ukraine – ITV – Won
England 0 – 0 Italy – BBC – Draw (Italy win 4-2 on pens)
World Cup 2014
England 1 – 2 Italy – BBC – Lost
Uruguay 2 – 1 England – ITV – Lost
Costa Rica 0 – 0 England – ITV – Draw
Euro 2016
England 1 – 1 Russia – ITV – Draw
England 2 – 1 Wales – BBC – Won
Slovakia 0 – 0 England – ITV – Draw
England 1 – 2 Iceland – ITV – Lost
World Cup 2018
Tunisia 1 – 2 England – BBC – Won
England 6 – 1 Panaman – BBC – Won
England 0 – 1 Belgium – ITV – Lost
Colombia 1 – 1 England – ITV – Draw (England win 4-3 on pens)
Sweden 0 – 2 England – BBC – Won
Croatia 2 – 1 England – ITV – Lost
Belgium 2 – 0 England – ITV – Lost
World Cup 2022
England 6 – 2 Iran – BBC – Won
England 0 – 0 USA – ITV – Draw
England 3 – 0 Wales – BBC – Won
England 3 – 0 Senegal – ITV – Won
England 1 – 2 France – ITV – Lost
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