England’s matches in the UEFA Nations League, European Qualifiers to UEFA EURO 2024 and International Friendlies will be shown live on Channel 4.
In total, twenty England matches will be live on Channel 4 between 2022 to 2024
The deal struck by Channel 4 means all England matches will now be shown live on free-to-air television by public service broadcasters until 2024. England’s World Cup matches will be shown on BBC and ITV.
This year, Channel 4 will show six England games. The first live match takes place on 4th June, with coverage of their match against Hungary on 4th June. This is followed three days later with their away match against Germany on 7th June.
Gareth Southgate’s men then look to avenge their UEFA EURO final defeat against Italy when they take on the reigning UEFA EURO champions at Molineux on 11th June.
England’s UEFA Nations League matches to be shown live on Channel 4
4th June: Hungary vs England
7th June: Germany vs England
11th June: England vs Italy
14th June: England vs Hungary
23rd September: Italy vs England
26th September: England vs Germany.
The matches in the UEFA European Qualifiers in 2023 are yet to be determined, with the Draw scheduled on October 9, 2022
It’s also the first time England UEFA Nations League games will be on free-to-air television.
Broadcast rights beyond 2024 are still being awarded. Earlier this week, streaming service Viaplay secured the rights to show Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland games from 2024-2028.
Channel 4’s future beyond 2024 is uncertain, as the Government plans to privatise the channel. The legislative process to enable the sale is expected to take 18 months.
Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon said:
“As a life-long committed football fan I am personally so delighted that we have these matches on the channel which further reinforce our reputation as a top quality sport broadcaster having been named Sports Network of the Year at this year’s British Sports Journalism Awards.”
Channel 4’s Chief Content Officer Ian Katz said:
“After bringing some of the biggest sporting moments of last year to the nation, I’m delighted that Channel 4 will be airing so many mouth-watering England matches on free to air television.
This deal shows Channel 4 can compete for some of the biggest properties in sport and will bring substantial new audiences to our award-winning slate of original programming.”
Updated 15:35 29/04/2022