England will kick-off their World Cup campaign live on the BBC against Paraguay.
World Cup TV coverage
Tuesday, 07 February 2006.
England v Paraguay
2pm, 10 June 2006
Frankfurt
Live on BBC
England v Trinidad & Tobago
5pm, 15 June 2006
Nuremburg
Live on ITV
Sweden v England
8pm, 20 June 2006
Cologne
Live on ITV
The details of the live television coverage of England's World Cup campaign have been announced.
England's opening 2006 World Cup game against Paraguay on 10 June will be exclusively live on the BBC and the final two group games, with Trinidad & Tobago and Sweden, will be shown exclusively live on ITV.
The BBC would also have live coverage of England's first knockout clash if they qualify from their group.
If England were to advance further to the quarter-final stage, BBC also have first choice and would cover the Three Lions if they are involved.
BBC's coverage will also feature the opening game of the tournament - Germany v Costa Rica in Munich at 5pm on 9 June, with ITV covering Poland v Ecuador later that day at 8pm.