World Cup Fixtures Today UK Time: Every July 2 match, with kick off times and where to watch live

Here are the three World Cup games taking place on Thursday, July 2 - with UK kick off times and TV channels.

The round of 32 is almost over with three more World Cup matches taking place in the USA and Canada today.

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Spain will play Austria this evening. | Getty Images

Spain will face Austria this evening as part of the FIFA tournament, with games including Portugal vs Croatia and Switzerland vs Algeria also scheduled.

With the winning three teams from this evening progressing to the next stage of the competition, the fixtures for the last 16 are shaping up.

Here are all of the teams playing in the World Cup today, with UK kick off times and where you can watch live.

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What World Cup teams are playing today? All Thursday, July 2 fixtures — with UK kick off times

Following an early morning game between the USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina, there are three further matches remaining.

The first will see Spain play Austria which kicks off at noon location time in Los Angeles. Then there will be Portugal vs Croatia from 7pm in Toronto, followed finally by Switzerland vs Algeria in Vancouver at 8pm local time which is 4am here in the UK.

All World Cup games today – UK time:

  • Match 84: Spain vs Austria — Kick off 8pm
  • Match 83: Portugal vs Croatia — Kick off 12am (Friday, July 3)
  • Match 85: Switzerland vs Algeria — Kick off 4am (Friday, July 3)

World Cup UK TV Channels: Here’s where you can watch today’s matches live

Each of today’s fixtures will be live on the BBC, with the broadcaster showing Spain vs Austria this evening as well as Portugal vs Croatia and Switzerland vs Algeria in the early hours of the morning.

  • Spain vs Austria — The first match of the day will be broadcast on BBC One at 7.30pm this evening, as well as on BBC iPlayer with further coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live.
  • Portugal vs Croatia — Also on BBC One and BBC iPlayer is Portugal vs Croatia, where coverage will begin at 11.30pm. There will also be live commentary over on BBC Radio 5 Live.
  • Switzerland vs Algeria — The final World Cup happening today – or tomorrow UK time – is Switzerland vs Algeria, which will be on BBC One from 3.50am and live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live from 3.55am.

The full list of matches and more information can be found on the official FIFA website.

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