Euro 2016 TV schedule: BBC and ITV announce choices for England, Wales and other nations
ITV had the first pick of the matches
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Your support makes all the difference.ITV will screen England’s two group stage evening kick-offs at next year’s European Championships, leaving BBC with the 2pm England v Wales game in Lens, which takes place on Thursday, 16 June. Roy Hodgson’s men will open on ITV against Russia in Marseille on the second day of the tournament, with the final group game, against Slovakia in St Etienne on 20 June, also being shown by the same channel. The opening game of the tournament, pitting hosts France against Romania in Saint-Denis, will be screened by ITV, with the channels both showing at least a game every day until the final round of matches start on 19 June. Both channels will screen three groups’ culminations each.
Wales’s opener, against Slovakia at 5pm on 11 June, will be shown on the BBC, with their third game, against Russia at the same time as England’s match with Slovakia on 20 June, will be shown on an ITV platform. Northern Ireland kick-off against Poland on the BBC on 12 June and end against world champions Germany on the same channel nine days later. Their match against the Ukraine, at 5pm on 16 June, is on ITV. Republic of Ireland, who qualified after beating Bosnia-Herzegovina in a play-off last month, start against Sweden on 13 June on BBC before ITV show their matches against world No 1 Belgium, on 18 June, and Italy four days later.
ITV will have first choice of both the round of sixteen and the semi-finals, while the BBC gets first two choices for the quarter-finals. The final, taking place in Saint-Denis on 10 July, will be shown by both channels. Spain have won the last two European Championships, beating Germany 1-0 in Vienna in 2008 before thrashing Italy 4-0 to retain the title four years later. England exited the last tournament at the quarter-final stage, losing on penalties to Italy.
Euro 2016 – group games and TV channels
Friday 10 June
20.00 (ITV) France v Romania
Saturday 11 June
14.00 (BBC) Albania v Switzerland
17.00 (BBC ) Wales v Slovakia
20.00 (ITV) England v Russia
Sunday 12 June
14.00 (ITV) Turkey v Croatia
17.00 (BBC) Poland v Northern Ireland
20.00 (BBC) Germany v Ukraine
Monday 13 June
14.00 (ITV) Spain v Czech Republic
17.00 (BBC) Republic of Ireland v Sweden
20.00 (BBC) Belgium v Italy
Tuesday 14 June
17.00 (ITV) Austria v Hungary
20.00 (BBC) Portugal v Iceland
Wednesday 15 June
14.00 (BBC) Russia v Slovakia
17.00 (ITV) Romania v Switzerland
20.00 (ITV) France v Albania
Thursday 16 June
14.00 (BBC) England v Wales
17.00 (ITV) Ukraine v Northern Ireland
20.00 (ITV) Germany v Poland
Friday 17 June
14.00 (ITV) Italy v Sweden
17.00 (BBC) Czech Republic v Croatia
20.00 (ITV) Spain v Turkey
Saturday 18 June
14.00 (ITV) Belgium v Republic of Ireland
17.00 (BBC) Iceland v Hungary
20.00 (BBC) Portugal v Austria
Sunday 19 June
20.00 (BBC) Romania v Albania
20.00 (BBC) Switzerland v France
Monday 20 June
20.00 (ITV) Russia v Wales
20.00 (ITV) Slovakia v England
Tuesday 21 June
17.00 (BBC) Northern Ireland v Germany
17.00 (BBC) Ukraine v Poland
20.00 (ITV) Croatia v Spain
20.00 (ITV) Czech Republic v Turkey
Wednesday 22 June
17.00 (BBC) Hungary v Portugal
17.00 (BBC) Iceland v Austria
20.00 (ITV) Italy v Republic of Ireland
20.00 (ITV) Sweden v Belgium
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