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The BBC has outlined its World Cup coverage plans across all platforms, starting on June 11 for France's match against Uruguay.
BBC One will carry all of the corporation's allocated matches at the World Cup, with BBC HD also running an extensive schedule of ties during the tournament.
The corporation's first England game will be the final Group C fixture against Slovenia on June 23, with kickoff starting at 3pm BST.
Should England pass beyond the knockout stages, the BBC will air the team's last-16 and quarter-final matches. The BBC and ITV will jointly show the final and a semi-final if England reach that stage.
BBC Radio 5 live and 5 live sports extra will have over 250 hours of coverage from the World Cup, with all 5 Live commentary being made available on the BBC website.
All BBC matches will be streamed live in high quality video on the corporation's site, which will also carry selected highlights from non-BBC games.
Full replays of the BBC's World Cup games will be made available on BBC iPlayer for seven days after transmission.
Viewers with BBC Red Button will be able to access various interactive options during live matches, including alternative commentaries and rolling highlights.
After the group stages, viewers can access live coverage of concurrent matches via the Red Button, along with highlights, news and features.
"The BBC has some of the most appetising of the group fixtures, and will be showing live every England match from their final group game onwards, so we hope to be with them for a long and successful campaign," said BBC head of TV sport Philip Bernie earlier in the year.
"The BBC will aim again to capture the very best of the biggest event of the year across all its outlets, on TV, on radio and online."
Gary Lineker will lead the BBC's presentation team for the World Cup, with Alan Hansen, Alan Shearer and Lee Dixon joining him in the studio.
Yesterday, the BBC announced that Fulham manager Roy Hodgson and Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp have also joined its in-studio team.
Other contributors include World Cup winner Jurgen Klinnsman, former Dutch international Clarence Seedorf and Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
