MOTD Live: FIFA World Cup 2026

BBC One London

2:50 AM to 5:10 AM

Thursday 18 June

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Uzbekistan v Colombia (Kick-off 3.00am). Coverage of both teams' opening match in Group K, held at Mexico City Stadium. Uzbekistan qualified for the first time as an independent nation by finishing second in their group in the third round of AFC qualifying, below Iran, but above the likes of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Colombia reached the knockout stages of the 2014 and 2018 finals, but failed to qualify four years ago. They had no such problems this time around, finishing third in the notoriously difficult CONMEBOL qualifying group, and will expect to progress once again