BBC Euros 2024 Coverage details, with additional “pop up” channel

The BBC have announced details of their coverage of this summer’s Euro 2024 football tournament in Germany, including a 24/7 channel screening 27 BBC games live, plus additional build up and analysis of the game.

Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman and Alex Scott lead comprehensive coverage across TV and radio, and will be joined by a host of England, Scotland and European stars including the likes of Alan Shearer, Frank Lampard, Cesc Fabregas, Micah Richards, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Williams, Ellen White, Rachel Corsie and James McFadden.

Several exciting names from the world of football make their Men’s Euros BBC punditry debut including Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart, Thomas Frank and David Moyes.

Danny Murphy, Martin Keown and Jermaine Jenas will be up on the gantry providing expert analysis as co-commentators.

The BBC will show England’s first two group games against Serbia on 16 June and Denmark on 20 June on television as Gareth Southgate’s squad begin their bid to go one step further than they did in Euro 2020. The BBC will also show Scotland’s group games against Switzerland on 19 June and Hungary on 23 June following their impressive qualifying campaign where they only suffered one loss.

Brand new for Euro 24 is the launch of the BBC iPlayer Euros channel, the go-to destination for all football fans who will find build up content including special features and matches from the Euros archive spotlighting the greatest games from the tournament.

BBC Sport Euro 2024 Pop Up Channel

Brand new for Euro 24 is the launch of the BBC iPlayer Euros channel. The BBC iPlayer Euros Channel will be the place-to-be for all football fans who will find build up content including special features and matches from the Euros archive spotlighting the greatest games from the tournament. During the tournament fans can watch 27 live matches, and it’ll also be home to additional analysis, mini highlights, home nations camp reports and new highlights programme Euros Breakdown with Alex Scott which will delve deeper into the biggest matches providing exclusive match reaction and insights around the most exciting matchups.

If you have a compatible connected TV or device, including Sky Q, Sky Stream, EE TV, Virgin Media 360 or Stream, Freeview Play, Freely or Freesat 4K, you’ll be able to press red to access the iPlayer and the Euros channel on your TV. Coverage will be available in HD (subject to the speed of your internet connection).

The new channel is one of a range of new pop-up channels that will be streaming this summer, joining similar services for Wimbledon and Glastonbury. The service replaces the old red button multi-stream service that was only available to satellite and cable viewers.

BBC Coverage Details

The BBC will have first choice of the quarter-finals and will also show live games featuring some of the biggest teams in Europe including current holders Italy, World Cup runners-up France versus the Netherlands (21 June), Spain, Belgium and Portugal plus two group games featuring the hosts Germany.

Highlights programmes hosted by Alex Scott and selected match replays will be available most evenings on BBC One and BBC iPlayer for those that missed the action or want to relive it all over again.

All BBC games will be broadcast on BBC One or BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.