As a reminder:
England’s is in Group D and will play the following matches in a bid to get through to the knockout stages:
Saturday 14th June, 11pm, BBC One: England vs Italy
Thursday 19th June, 8pm, ITV: England vs Uruguay
Tuesday 24th June, 5pm, ITV: England vs Costa Rica
How else can you watch the matches?
It’s very unlikely anyone will be able to watch live matches in 4K at home in the UK.
The
BBC has announced it will trial UHD broadcasts from the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The closed trial will simultaneously broadcast over terrestrial TV and the internet, via a satellite link from Brazil to the UK. Unless you can get access to one of the BBC R&D facilities, you’re out of luck and will have to live with so-called Full HD on BBC One HD or ITV HD.
How to watch the World Cup: Online
The BBC has a
dedicated World Cup page on its website, which will be accessible from PCs, laptops, smartphones and tablets.
To watch matches live, you’ll need to go to the iPlayer page in your browser, or use the iOS, Android or Windows Phone 8 app.
Similarly, you’ll be able to watch games shown on ITV live via the ITV Player website, or via the iOS, Android or Windows Phone 8 app.
As well as live matches, there will be extended coverage including analysis, highlights, news and interactive features. BBC is promising that all this content will be “available across any device at any time”.
How to watch the World Cup: On a smartphone or tablet via 3G or 4G
You can watch live TV via the
BBC iPlayer and ITV Player apps on iOS, Android and Windows Phone,
but bear in mind that this will quickly eat through your data allowance if you’re on 3G or 4G.
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It’s best to use video-streaming apps on Wi-Fi if possible.