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BBC announces World Cup coverage

 

England's opening 2006 World Cup game against Paraguay in Frankfurt on 10 June will be exclusively live on BBC.

The BBC will also have live coverage of England's first knockout clash - possibly against hosts Germany or Poland - if they qualify.

 

First choice of quarter-final also goes to the BBC, which would again be England if they make the last eight.

 

And any England semi-final or final appearance would also be on the BBC as well as ITV.

 

ITV will be showing England's group games against Trinidad & Tobago and Sweden.

 

The BBC's coverage, revealed on Monday, will also feature the opening game of the tournament - Germany v Costa Rica in Munich on 9 June.

 

Brazil's two peak-time matches - against Croatia and Japan, kicking off at 2000 BST - will be on the BBC, as will Italy's opening game against Ghana.

 

All three group games involving France will feature on the BBC as well as Germany v Poland and the final group games involving Italy, the Czech Republic and Spain.

 

Radio Five Live and this website will also have coverage of all the matches.

 

Games to be shown on the BBC:

9 June (1700 BST): Germany v Costa Rica

10 June (1400): England v Paraguay

11 June (1400): Serbia & Montenegro v Netherlands

11 June (1700): Mexico v Iran

12 June (1700): USA v Czech Republic

12 June (2000): Italy v Ghana

13 June (1400): South Korea v Togo

13 June (1700): France v Switzerland

13 June (2000): Brazil v Croatia

14 June (2000): Germany v Poland

16 June (1400): Argentina v Serbia &Montenegro

17 June (1400): Portugal v Iran

18 June (2000): France v South Korea

19 June (1400): Togo v Switzerland

19 June (2000): Spain v Tunisia

22 June (1500): Czech Republic v Italy & Ghana v USA

22 June (2000): Japan v Brazil & Croatia v Australia

23 June (1500): Ukraine v Tunisia & Saudi Arabia v Spain

23 June (2000): Togo v France & Switzerland v South Korea

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