As England prepare for FIFA World Cup 2023, the BBC have shared their plans for their 24/7 coverage, including all the action, analysis and entertainment across TV, iPlayer, Radio, Sounds and Online. We have less than ten days to wait!
With 33 live games on BBC TV and iPlayer, alongside coverage of the key games on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds, football fans can enjoy the Australia & New Zealand Women’s World Cup wherever they are. Alongside live match coverage, the BBC will also present an expansive offering of daily highlights, podcasts and other content throughout the tournament.
Gabby Logan, Reshmin Chowdhury and Alex Scott, who will also work as a pundit, will lead BBC coverage across TV and iPlayer, while Juliette Ferrington and Vicki Sparks lead BBC Radio 5 Live’s team in Australia.
BBC Sport coverage will host a mix of current and former greats of the English game.
Euro 2022 winner Ellen White, former Lionesses captain Steph Houghton and England’s most-capped player, Fara Williams, will all provide expert analysis throughout the tournament. With over 230 caps between them, England legends Rachel Brown-Finnis, Anita Asante and Karen Bardsley will also return to the BBC’s live coverage of international football.
Our Lionesses will be joined by France great Laura Georges, Arsenal Head Coach Jonas Eidevall and Lewes Head Coach Scott Booth.
Leading the commentary across all platforms are Robyn Cowen, Rachel Brown-Finnis, Jonathan Pearce, Vicki Sparks and Karen Bardsley. Other members of the team include Connor McNamara and Steven Wyeth.
Jo Currie (TV), Juliette Ferrington (Radio) and Emma Sanders (BBC Sport Online) will lead as England camp reporters.
For Sports News, correspondents Katie Gornall and Jane Dougall will be covering England, as well as the picks of other key fixtures. Viewers can keep across the latest World Cup news updates via Sportsday on the BBC News Channel, as well as within reports and news bulletins on BBC One’s BBC Breakfast, News at One, News at Six and News at Ten programmes.
I think the dark horses are France. They’ve underachieved in many previous tournaments, but perhaps in acquiring an experienced international manager in Herve Renard, they will feel that this is their time.
Anita Asante
I am most pleased to see Brown-Finnis on the panel. She is a breath of fresh air when it comes to football punditry. She is knowledgeable in relation to goalmouth action as she can see it from an offensive and defensive perspective. Plus, only a goalkeeper can really pass comments on goalkeeping-related topics, so it’s great to see Bardsley on board too.
Would I have liked to have seen a bit more male representation? yes. Do I mind one bit that there isn’t more? Nope, not at all, because it is such a knowledgeable bunch of players who know the women’s game inside out. I’d have hated to have seen token males with a minimal understanding of the women’s game.
“On her day, there are very few better. She will be pivotal for England in this tournament. If England do go far, as I back them to, I think she could stand out as a star of the World Cup.”
Eidevall on who he believes that Manchester City and England’s Lauren Hemp
While Ellen White has full confidence in the Lionesses, despite the big names missing through injury. “For this tournament, we know what it feels like to win. We won the Euros and so we know what that takes and what it looks like. I know the team looks a little bit different from the Euros win, but I feel like this team still has that experience of winning. It’s really exciting for them and a different challenge, but I’m backing them all the way.”
The full list of televised group stage matches, including ITV’s coverage, is:
| Date | KO (GMT) | Match | Location | Broadcaster |
| 20-Jul | 8am | New Zealand v Norway | Auckland | BBC |
| 11am | Australia v Republic of Ireland | Sydney | ITV | |
| 21-Jul | 3.30am | Nigeria v Canada | Melbourne | BBC |
| 6am | Philippines v Switzerland | Dunedin | ITV | |
| 8.30am | Spain v Costa Rica | Wellington | BBC | |
| 22-Jul | 2am | USA v Vietnam | Auckland | BBC |
| 8am | Zambia v Japan | Hamilton | BBC | |
| 10.30am | England v Haiti | Brisbane | ITV | |
| 1pm | Denmark v China | Perth | BBC | |
| 23-Jul | 6am | Sweden v South Africa | Wellington | BBC |
| 8.30am | Netherlands v Portugal | Dunedin | BBC | |
| 11am | France v Jamaica | Sydney | ITV | |
| 24-Jul | 7am | Italy v Argentina | Auckland | ITV |
| 9.30am | Germany v Morocco | Melbourne | ITV | |
| 12pm | Brazil v Panama | Adelaide | ITV | |
| 25-Jul | 3am | Colombia v South Korea | Sydney | BBC |
| 6.30am | New Zealand v Philippines | Wellington | ITV | |
| 9am | Switzerland v Norway | Hamilton | ITV | |
| 26-Jul | 6am | Japan v Costa Rica | Dunedin | ITV |
| 8.30am | Spain v Zambia | Auckland | BBC | |
| 1pm | Canada v Republic of Ireland | Perth | ITV | |
| 27-Jul | 2am | USA v Netherlands | Wellington | BBC |
| 8.30am | Portugal v Vietnam | Hamilton | ITV | |
| 11am | Australia v Nigeria | Brisbane | BBC | |
| 28-Jul | 1am | Argentina v South Africa | Dunedin | ITV |
| 9.30am | England v Denmark | Sydney | BBC | |
| 12pm | China v Haiti | Adelaide | ITV | |
| 29-Jul | 8.30am | Sweden v Italy | Wellington | BBC |
| 11am | France v Brazil | Brisbane | BBC | |
| 1.30pm | Panama v Jamaica | Perth | ITV | |
| 30-Jul | 5.30am | South Korea v Morocco | Adelaide | BBC |
| 10.30am | Germany v Colombia | Sydney | ITV | |
| 8am | Norway v Philippines | Auckland | BBC | |
| 8am | Switzerland v New Zealand | Dunedin | BBC | |
| 31-Jul | 8am | Japan v Spain | Wellington | ITV |
| 8am | Costa Rica v Zambia | Hamilton | ITV | |
| 11am | Republic of Ireland v Nigeria | Brisbane | BBC | |
| 11am | Canada v Australia | Melbourne | BBC | |
| 01-Aug | 8am | Vietnam v Netherlands | Dunedin | ITV |
| 8am | Portugal v USA | Auckland | ITV | |
| 12pm | China v England | Adelaide | ITV | |
| 12pm | Haiti v Denmark | Perth | ITV | |
| 02-Aug | 8am | Argentina v Sweden | Hamilton | BBC |
| 8am | South Africa v Italy | Wellington | BBC | |
| 11am | Panama v France | Sydney | ITV | |
| 11am | Jamaica v Brazil | Melbourne | ITV | |
| 03-Aug | 11am | Morocco v Colombia | Perth | BBC |
| 11am | South Korea v Germany | Brisbane | BBC |
