ITV World Cup coverage blasted as viewers make the same complaint

ITV World Cup coverage blasted as viewers make the same complaint Japan hit back twice to start their World Cup campaign with an entertaining 2-2 draw against the Netherlands - but ITV viewers were not impressed The Netherlands and Japan might have played out an entertaining 2-2 draw - but ITV viewers were left less than impressed. Hajime Moriyasu’s side came back twice after Virgil van Dijk headed the Dutch ahead and Crysencio Summerville restored his side’s lead. ITV have received plenty of praise for their studio. The venue is based in Brooklyn, New York, and offers a stunning backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. However, viewers watching at home on Sunday night were left less than impressed by the picture quality they were getting from the broadcaster. And plenty of those viewers took to social media site X to air their frustrations. One wrote: “Whats with the picture quality on @ITV? Absolutely awful. Glad I'm not a football fan because I couldn't sit and watch a match like that.” Another said: “The @ITV picture quality of the World Cup is awful. Should have stayed in Salford and invested in some camera technology. It’s like watching on a 24 inch Granada rental in the early 80s.” JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! Latest news, analysis and much more on Mirror Football's Facebook page A third fumed: “@ITV what’s with the poor picture quality of your World Cup games, had to turn off watching the Japan v Dutch game giving me a headache. Same on previous matches.” Another fumed: @itvfootball belongs in the bin. The picture quality is worse than a dial up stream 20 years ago. It's literally making my eyes go funny. Awful stuff @ITV.” While one asked: “Why is the picture-quality so awful for the World Cup on ITV? Is there anywhere else I can watch it?” And a sixth wrote: “Props to ITV for showing us lower resolution picture quality than the last time the World Cup was held in Mexico.” ITV's coverage is being led by Mark Pougatch, Laura Woods and Semra Hunter. The full list of pundits includes Roy Keane, Ian Wright, Gary Neville, Duncan Ferguson, Patrick Vieira, Karen Carney, Ange Postecoglou, Juan Mata, Emma Hayes, Ferguson, Jobi McAnuff and Bradley Wright-Phillips. And speaking ahead of the tournament, ITV Director of Sport, Niall Sloane, said: "This is the biggest FIFA World Cup in history and we will be live from New York City for the duration of the tournament, bringing every key moment to life, free-to-air. "Nothing unifies the UK audience more than a global sporting event and they don't come much bigger than this. Our broadcast line-up is second to none and our comprehensive coverage across ITV, ITVX, our World Cup 24/7 Channel, plus our digital platforms will ensure the ITV audience doesn't miss a second of action." Get the latest World Cup news straight to your inbox by _signing up to our Make Football Great Again newsletter now! Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.