England's opening World Cup match will be shown live on the BBC.
The Three Lions kick off their campaign in Qatar against Iran on November 21, on the second day of the tournament, with Gary Lineker set to lead the Match of the Day coverage. Later in the day, and in the same group, Wales begin their tournament against USA, in a game which will be shown live on ITV.
England's second group stage match against the United States will be shown live on ITV, while Wales' second fixture, against Iran, will be shown on the BBC. When the two British nations face off in the Group B finale, that match will also be shown live on BBC.
The BBC and ITV are sharing coverage of the tournament, as usual. ITV will have first and second picks in the last 16 and first pick of the quarter-finals. BBC will have first choice when the semi-finals roll around.
"We are very excited about our selection of matches," said Philip Bernie, BBC head of TV Sport.
"We have two England group games - their opening game with Iran then the enticing match against either Wales, Scotland or Ukraine - as well as the heavyweight clash between Spain and Germany, big games involving Brazil, Argentina, France and Belgium, and the first pick of the semi-finals.
"With extensive 24/7 coverage across BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, radio, online and social media, the World Cup promises to be a huge event to wrap up a major sporting year on the BBC."
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Niall Sloane, ITV's director of sport, said: "The World Cup is now in focus and we're delighted to be able to bring viewers coverage of some of the standout games of the tournament across ITV channels and our new free streaming service ITVX, which launches this autumn.
"We have picks one and two of the round of 16 and pick one of the quarter-finals. The ITV Sport team is now looking forward to bringing viewers the very best of the first winter World Cup."
The BBC will also show a number of key group stage games, including Spain vs Germany, Brazil vs Serbia and Lionel Messi's Argentina vs Poland. ITV will show Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in their two opening games and all three of the Netherlands' group matches.
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TV schedule for all 2022 World Cup group games
20 November, 16:00: Qatar v Ecuador - BBC
21 November, 10:00: Senegal v Netherlands - ITV
21 November, 13:00: England v Iran - BBC
21 November, 19:00: USA v Wales - ITV
22 November, 10:00: Argentina v Saudi Arabia - ITV
22 November, 13:00: Denmark v Tunisia - ITV
22 November, 16:00: Mexico v Poland - BBC
22 November, 19:00: France v Australia - BBC
23 November, 10:00: Morocco v Croatia - ITV
23 November, 13:00: Germany v Japan - ITV
23 November, 16:00: Spain v Costa Rica - ITV
23 November, 19:00: Belgium v Canada - BBC
24 November, 10:00: Switzerland v Cameroon - ITV
24 November, 13:00: Uruguay v South Korea - BBC
24 November, 16:00: Portugal v Ghana - ITV
24 November, 19:00: Brazil v Serbia - BBC
25 November, 10:00: Wales v Iran - BBC
25 November, 13:00: Qatar v Senegal - BBC
25 November, 16:00: Netherlands v Ecuador - ITV
25 November, 19:00: England v USA - ITV
26 November, 10:00: Tunisia v Australia - BBC
26 November, 13:00: Poland v Saudi Arabia - ITV
26 November, 16:00: France v Denmark - ITV
26 November, 19:00: Argentina v Mexico - ITV
27 November, 10:00: Japan v Costa Rica - ITV
27 November, 13:00: Belgium v Morocco - BBC
27 November, 16:00: Croatia v Canada - BBC
27 November, 19:00: Spain v Germany - BBC
28 November, 10:00: Cameroon v Serbia - ITV
28 November, 13:00: South Korea v Ghana - BBC
28 November, 16:00: Brazil v Switzerland - ITV
28 November, 19:00: Portugal v Uruguay - ITV
29 November, 15:00: Ecuador v Senegal - ITV
29 November, 15:00: Netherlands v Qatar - ITV
29 November, 19:00: Iran v USA - BBC
29 November, 19:00: Wales v England - BBC
30 November, 15:00: Tunisia v France - BBC
30 November, 15:00: Australia v Denmark - BBC
30 November, 19:00: Poland v Argentina - BBC
30 November, 19:00: Saudi Arabia v Mexico - BBC
1 December, 16:00: Canada v Morocco - BBC
1 December, 16:00: Croatia v Belgium - BBC
1 December, 19:00: Japan v Spain - ITV
1 December, 19:00: Costa Rica v Germany - ITV
2 December, 16:00: Ghana v Uruguay - BBC
2 December, 16:00: South Korea v Portugal - BBC
2 December, 19:00: Serbia v Switzerland - ITV
2 December, 19:00: Cameroon v Brazil - ITV