Gary Lineker apologises as BBC iPlayer goes down during World Cup game

The outage recording website Down Detector reported that iPlayer was having issues from around 1 pm on Monday afternoon.

Fans watching the match took to social media to share their issues as one wrote: "Seriously?!… BBC iPlayer has gone down!?"

Whilst another wrote: "Imagine BBC iPlayer going down when the world cup is on, England no less.. do better lads, I literally have to watch it through a Belgian TV app now."

England players took the knee ahead of facing Iran in the World Cup in Qatar.

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— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) November 21, 2022

Gary Lineker apologises as BBC iPlayer goes down during World Cup match

The BBC presenter commented on the outage on air, saying:“Apologies if you’ve had any iPlayer difficulties in that first half, we’re working to fix them”.

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What channel is the World Cup on in the UK?

BBC and ITV will be sharing coverage of this year’s World Cup, broadcasting every game live across BBC1 and ITV1.

You can also catch the action on BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub.

BBC aired England’s first match against Iran today (Monday, November 21).

ITV1 will be showing Wales's opening match against the USA.

World Cup schedule on BBC and ITV

The full schedule and channel list for the World Cup can be found on the Radio Times website here.