Emmerdale World Cup schedule guide: When is soap on during football tournament?
WORLD CUP fever is officially here, and with a record-breaking 48 teams competing this year, the tournament is bigger than ever.
UK football fans won’t miss a single second of the action, with the BBC and ITV teaming up to broadcast every match live across their channels.
But for soap fan’s, there’s a catch, and Britain’s favorite evening dramas are facing a major scheduling shake-up.
ITV‘s Emmerdale is among the hardest-hit shows, as its usual 8pm slot clashes with coverage of many high-stakes games.
Emmerdale usually broadcasts 30-minute episodes, but in some cases over the coming weeks, it’ll be shown in hour-long blocks.
That’s because ITV may choose to show two episodes back-to-back to make up for lost time.
Coronation Street is also facing disruption because of the tournament, which is being hosted in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
What is the Emmerdale schedule during the World Cup?
- Thursday, June 11: Not airing
- Friday, June 12: 8pm (Hour-long episode)
- Saturday, June 13: Not airing
- Sunday, June 14: Not airing
- Monday, June 15: 8pm (Hour-long episode)
- Tuesday, June 16: 8pm (Hour-long episode)
- Wednesday, June 17: Not airing
- Thursday, June 18: Not airing
Note that ITV’s TV guide for its soaps schedule currently only runs to Friday, June 19.
When is Emmerdale on ITVX during the World Cup?
For those who can’t wait for their soap fix, each Emmerdale episode will also be available to stream on ITVX.
New episodes will be available to watch on ITV’s streaming platform at any time on the day of broadcast.
Which World Cup games are on ITV?
- Thursday, June 11: Mexico v South Africa (Including opening ceremony) coverage starts at 6:15pm, KO 8pm
- Friday, June 12: No game
- Saturday, June 13: Qatar v Switzerland, KO 8pm
- Sunday, June 14: Germany v Curacao, KO 6pm, followed by Netherlands v Japan, KO 9pm
- Monday, June 15: Spain v Cape Verde, KO 5pm, Saudi Arabia v Uruguay, KO 9pm
- Tuesday, June 16: No game
- Wednesday, June 17: Argentina v Algeria, KO 2am, England v Croatia, KO 9pm
- Thursday, June 18: Ghana v Panama, KO 12am, Switzerland v Bosnia-Herzegovina KO 8pm, Canada v Qatar, KO 11pm
- Friday, June 19: Scotland v Morocco KO 11pm
- Saturday, June 20: Brazil v Haiti KO 1.30am, Paraguay v Turkey KO 4am, Germany v Ivory Coast KO 9pm
- Sunday, June 21: Belgium v Iran KO 8pm
- Monday, June 22: Egypt v New Zealand KO 2am
- Tuesday, June 23: Senegal v Norway KO 1am, Algeria v Jordan KO 4am, Portugal v Uzbekistan KO 6pm
- Wednesday, 24 June: Colombia v Congo DR KO 3am, Canada v Switzerland & Bosnia-Herzegovina v Qatar KO 8pm
- Friday, June 26: USA v Turkey & Paraguay v Australia KO 3am, France v Norway & Senegal v Iraq KO 8pm
- Saturday, June 27: Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia & Uruguay v Spain KO 1am, England v Panama & Croatia v Ghana KO 10pm
